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Evening star., 1935-03-07
MRS. 0. c. ANDERSON
FILES RENO DIVORCE
Daughter of Vice Admiral Craven
Charges D. G. Lawyer With
Non.Support.

Mrs. Olga Craven Anderson, daugh-
ter of Vice Admiral Thomas Tingey
Craven, now commanding the bat
tleship divisions of the Battle Force,
in Pacific waters, has filed suit in
Reno, New, for divorce from Lionel
Glenn Anderson, local attorney. ac-
cording to a special dispatch received
by The Star today.
Mrs. Anderson, Who established .
Evening star., 1935-03-07
SUFFRAGE BILL DELAYED
French Fathers Seek Additional
Vote for Each Child.

PARIS, March Z R.-The question
of woman's vote was obstructed again
by the Chamber Suffrage Committee
yesterday when It was decided to con-
slider an amendment giving a father
an additional vote for each child.
This was considered by the suf-
fragists as a hostile loading of the
measure in order to insure Senate re-
lection.
Evening star., 1935-03-07

to restore respect for the government.
In an almost unprecedent move he
ordered military commanders in each
of the six districts to name permanent
new customs and revenue chiefs to re-
place striking government employees.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18
STUDY REVEALS
UNUSUAL FACTS
ABOUT St. NICK

Children in Germany a century
later held to a legend of Chris Kin
del Christ child which became
corrupted to Kris Kringle" who APP
peared as a combination of the
Christ-child and st. Nicholas or
Santa Claus.
The elfin appearance, beard, and
magic horse or donkey of the gift
giver has been definitely traced to
pagan mythology several centuries
before the Christian era.
Belgian and Dutch children still
enjoy their Santa Claus gifts on st.
Nicholas day. At that time the saint
is supposed to leave his presents.
Their legend pictures the old gentle
man going to every house on st.
Nicholas eve to inquire as to the be-
havior of the children. Bad or spoil
ed youngsters find only switch as
their gift. This practice is closely
adhered to-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18
SOURCE o. LEGEND FOUND
School Notes
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

I have teddy bear. He can
jump.-Marion Ortiz.
I have a little elephant. He can
walk. Betty Jean Hamilton.
I have a wagon. ride in my wa
gon.-Kazumi Ota.
I have a little rubber doll. give
her a bath every day.-Carldean
Luallin.
1 have a little house. Mickey and
Minnie Mouse live in my little house
Roy Carpenter, First grade items
We were very happy because we
had the picture, THE Arrival of the
Shepherds by lie Role, in our room
We earned it by having perfect at
tendance for more than a week. 1t
is a beautiful picture We like it
Miss Reese's Second Grade.
We went to Mrs. Harris room to
see the Christmas pictures and the
toys the children had cut out of
colored paper-airplares, scooters,
trains, wagons, cars and dolls.
We saw Santa Claus and his REIN
deer. We saw children hanging up
their stockings for Santa to fill. We
saw sheep and shepherds watching
the star.
Paper dolls from different lands
had come to see the first grades
room decorated for Christmas
Mrs. COUGHS Second Grade.
The children in the third grade
at Mckinley school have some stain
ed glass windows We have a Wise
Man on a camel for the three win
doWS. On the fourth window we have
a picture of the Modonna and
Chile. We made them ourselves
Roberta Jean Gum, grade 8.
When James Marshall was taking
his morning walk he saw something
shiny in the water. He picked it up.
He took it back to Suffers Fort
and told Suffer about it. They tried
to keep it a secret for six weeks.
1t was gold and it started gold
rush.-Ralph Lucas, grade 4.
The Bonner party had a very
hard time getting to California.
They were attacked by Indians and
some were killed. When they got
to the Sierra Nevada range some
went around the mountain. Some
men went over the mountain. but
many were covered with snow. Fin
ally they got help from Capt. SUIT
ter's men and got here safely
Masaru Mlzuno, grade 4.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18
HARDING SCHOOL

We have a big Christmas tree
IN our hall. We are bringing Gifts
OF food, clothes and toys to give
to children who are not so for
tunate as we, We hope that every
child will bring something.-Mrs.
Varney's first grade.
90
Our school is beautiful these
days. Each room is gay with
Christmas decorations. We have a
pretty tree in Nllr room.
We are learning Christmas songs
to sing in our Christmas program.
Mrs. Varney's first grade.
90
The third and fourth grades are
enjoying learning again all the
lovely Christmas carols. Miss ken
berry, our music teacher, has told
US interesting stories about their
origin and composers.
The third grade room has been
reading about many different kinds
of bears These are some of the
stories they wrote.
Jimmie was a funny little bear
cub. He was full of mishief from
the top of his head to the end of
his toes. Jimmie made friends
with black and tan dog that lived
on farm half a mile away. -
Charles Smaller, third grade.
90
The grizzly bear is more Of a
fighter than the black and brown
bears. The polar bear is the largest
bear of all. He lives in the cold,
cold north oounSrieS. = Juanita
Latimer, third grade.
90
Once there was little bear cub.
He was rolly-polly and he ran
away. He went to the neighbor's
house. They took him to the zoo.
He had a lot of fun Then the zoo
gave him to somebody else.-Jean
DempSter, third grade.
90
Once upon a time there was a
little brown cub. He was a play
full little guy. He went out in the
garden and played with little
dog.-Kelly Kellogg, third grade.
-OO-
Gus was a bear cub. He lived in
the woods, He said g-r-r when a
man came near. He once got lost
in the woods-Kenneth Lee, third
grade,
%
One day 1 was in the forest. I
found a bear cub. 1 named him
Funny Face and he became a pet
He often got in our kitchen and
ate jam. In few years he was
as big as a lion.-Roderick Nc
Daniel, third grade.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18

Santa Claus in some sections Of
Germany is not a saint nor a gilt
giver. but a spirit of vengeance who
Furnishes bad children and who
corresponds to the American DOGGY
man. For several centuries many Eu-
ropean countries gave gifts in keep
ing with the Santa Claus or st.
Nicholas day, Dec. 6. Many Of the
attributes of Santa Claus as most
Christian nations know him are
taken from pre-Christian pagan
mythology, legend, and custom.
These are among the facts found in
study of the history of the Santa
Claus legend.
The original St Nicholas was the
Bishop of Myra cannonized st. Mich
olaS in eastern Russia in the fourth
century A. d. Little is known about
the man and truth has never been
discerned from legend. He later
came TO be recognized as the patron
saint of children, sailors, and vir-
gins through a series of legends
which connected him with them.
Historians find the custom of CIV
AAlE SlIbo Oll kOl 4NiNlAOANlo NANlN W nav
its basis in an old story in which
the saint is said to have given purs-
eS of gold to the daughters of
man who could give his children no
dowry and so was about to sell them
as slaves. Because of this, most Eu
ropean nations until the 18th CEN
fury practiced the giving of gifts
on st. Nicholas day Shoes plates,
and other receptacles were left in
various places for the NEUROLOGICAL
st. Nick to fill with presents Chill
dren always left hay or fodder for
the horse OF white ass which he was
supposed to ride.
Meanwhile the Christian church
had tried constantly to make
Christmas popular as a day of fes-
tival and not solely as a day for
sacred mass and church services.
Gradually st. Nicholas day be-
came associated with Christmas be-
cause of the nearness of the dates.
The first definite welding was in
Nuremberg in the 18th century
where children were taught that ST.
Nicholas was the attendant of the
Christ-child, therefore st. Nick's
presents were distributed on Christ
mas.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18
Deserter Faces
Court Martial

PARIS. U.P)-Sentenced to death
for desertion from the French Army
20 years ago, soldier must appear
before a court martial in Paris.
Felix Weissman, under the in
fluence of his French mother, left
Germany at the outbreak of the
war and enlisted in the French
Army. After being wounded later,
his feelings underwent a change
and he made his way to Germany
and was posted to the regiment he
should have joined when originally
called up for service.
When the news of his action fill
tered through to France he was in
his absence sentenced to death for
desertion.
Years afterWard, believing that
his history had been forgotten,
Weissman returned to French ter
ritory, where he was later denounc-
ed.
Military authorities are not seek
ing enforcement of the death pen
atty, but they insist on some pun
ishment to mark disapproval of
WeiSsman'S conduct.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18

We have big Christmas tree
IN our hall. We are bringing gifts
of food, clothes and toys to give
10 children who are not so for
tunate as we. We hope that every
child will bring something.-Mrs
Varney's first grade.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18

Mrs. Culberson taught us to sing
lots of pretty Christmas songs
Richard MejiaS, Grade 2.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18

cured through the cooperation of
Herb Norris and Johnnie Paoli,
theater managers.
Gift boxes will be packed by Elks
and their wives at the regular
lodge meeting on Thursday night.
The meeting will convene at 7:30
in order that a short business ses-
sion may be held by the men be-
fore the work of filling the boxes
is begun.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18

lodge at TO O'CLOCK next sunday
morning.
Children from all valley points
are expected to attend the two
parties, one at the United Artists
theater in Ell Centric and one at
the Holtville theater in Holtville.
Programs and packing of the gift
boxes are under the direction CT
Leading knight Leslie F. Rogers,
Ell Centre and Paul Egger, Holt
vile. The programs have been Sc
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18
EAST SIDE

EASI Side
Yesterday was Lupe Hernandez
birthday. We sang Happy Birth
day to You" to her.-Ruby Mae Nc
Gee, Grade 2.
Mrs. Culberson taught us to sing
lots Of pretty Christmas SONGS
Richard Mejias, Grade 2.
90
We drew a big teddy bear. We put
bow around his neck. The next
day Lola brought her teddy to school.
-ESsie Mae Kiles, Grade 2.
1 came from Indio to this school
Thursday. While l was in Indio, I
went to Roosevelt school. l think
l am going to like this school,
George F. Weston. Grade 5.
90
Our class made some Christmas
cards for mother and father. We
covered them with red and green
paper.-Azar Coleman, Grade q.
90
we wrote poem about white
sheep on blue hill during our writ
ing period. We made cards after
wards Tor our parents. 1 made one
Tor my sister Lupe because it was
her blrthday.-Erlinda, Grade 5.
90
tuesday we drew Santa Claus. Our
teacher put the best ones in the Dor
ger and others on the bulletin board
theodore Wright, Grade 4.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1935-12-18
ELKY KIDDIE PARTY
SET FOR SUNDAY

good picture, number of animated cartoons, 1000
pounds of candy 500 pounds of nuts so crates of
and so crates of apples by throwing hundreds of happy
youngsters the total describes the annual Christmas
parties given for Centre children by the FL Centre Ek
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
downright, 1895. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

dangerous firecrackers or other
things that might explode and
burn them. But the Fourth will be
noisy so I went to the milkWeed
plant to get some cotton to stuff
in my ears. I'll need a lot of cot
ton as my ears are long" he
laughed
That's very good idea, Wiggy," ="
his wife said. Il hope you got
enough cotton for my ears"
And mine, too said Nurse
Jane. L love to see the children
enjoy themselves on the Fourth but
I don't like noise.
Il have cotton enough for all
our ears" said the bunny gentle
man.
But how could you get cotton
off the milkweed plant this time
of year?" asked Nurse Jane. "The
seed pods which hold the fluffy
cotton are only on the weed in the
fall, when they are brown and dry. y
II found some old, last years
pods on the plant" Uncle Wiggily
said. Il got the cotton out OF
them. Here is some for each of
you"
He gave his wife and Nurse Jane
some milkWeed cotton and kept
enough for his own ears SO he
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
Bic GAIN IN
DEPOSI IS Of
BANK AMERICA

Bank of America National Trust
& Savings association in its state
ment of condition IS of June %,
1885 shows total deposits OF $685.
65l,00O and total reSuorces of ST.
113, 1896, 900. Bank of America Cali
formal, the associate state bank,
is not included in the published
statement as heretoPre.
Over the period df the past u
months the national bank has in
creased $50 947, ,000Lin deposits
During the same period it has vol
unfairly returned S15000000 in Pos
tai Savings deposits to the U. S.
post office department. and has re-
tired $45 100000 in outstanding cir
culation.
In line with the increase in de-
positS. cash and due from banks
increased $34, $4,000 and invest
ments in the U. S. government
bonds and other securities gained
$74,135,0 and surplus has been
increased 81. 100000 by a transfer
from undivided profits. Bank of
America n. T. & S. A. still leads
all banks of the nation in the
number and dollar value of loans
made under the National Housing
Act, with 1920 loans made in the
total amount Of 1896 ,493.
During the first six months of
this year, Bank of America N. T.
& S. A. earned $8,033, TIT. OF this
amount, $2,500,00 was paid in diVi-
dendS on capital stock, $3,406, ,291
was added to reserves, and $2,127,-
425 to undivided profits. After the
addition of the amount to undivid-
ed profits, and the transfer of the
$500 000 to surplus, the undivided
profits account stood at $16,791, ,766
The amount reserved from current
earnings made provision for de
probation, bond amortization, loss
es, contingencies, etc.
Since January /, 1885, Bank of
America N. T. q S. A. has opened
five new branches, including the
new branches opened June % at
Ferndale and on May 6 on the
grounds of the San Diego Exposi-
ton. This brings the total branch
eS Of Bank of America N. T. & S.
A. and its associated state bank to
425 in 258 California communities.
Bank of America California; d,
the associated state bank, which
now operates 10 branches, as of
June 20 had total deposits OF $20-
100000 and total resources of S23.- =
216,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
newspapers
GIVEN PRAISE
BY GILMORE

Proof of the high value Of news
papers as an advertising MEDIUM
for gasoline and oil was given last
week in a statement made by Earl
B. Gilmore, president Of the GI-
more Oil company.
Figures recently made avallaole Oh
newspaper advertising for 1884 SNOW,
according TO the statement thaI 20
Gil companies, including the olI- o
more concern, were among the 5oo
largest newspaper advertisefS N 1he
United States last year.
The Gilmore conlpany's own at
titude toward the value Of news
paper advertising was clearly SHOWN
Gilmore stated, by the fact tnaC III
1884 the firm increased its news
paper advertising space by 20 Pei
cent over 1898.
"This increased use ol Ile"s-
rapers," he said, was much greater
than the average increase Of tLle oii
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01

industry as a whole during 1884.
However, we feel that our Judgment
has been amply justified by the
fact Gilmore sales enjoyed a cor
responding increase during the
year"
Gilmore added that the COM
panys sales have continued to in
crease during the first half of 1885
and that the newspaper space used
by the firm would probably show
marked increase this year.
National advertising expenditures
Of oil companies during 1894 were
slightly larger than in 1888 with
newspaper advertising accounting
for rs per cent of the total.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
UNCLE WIGGLY GETS READY

When Nurse Jane and Mrs.
Longears were hanging out the
clothes in the yard back of the hol-
low stump bungalow one morning.
the muskrat lady housekeeper,
looking over the fence, said:
Whats Uncle Wiggily doing out
there in the field?"
Il don't know" answered the
rabbit gentleman's wife. III take
a look" which she did. Standing
on her tip toes and twinkling her
pink nose, she looked over the
fence.
She and Nurse Jane saw Uncle
Wiggily standing near tall plant
which had clusters of purple bios
SONS on it. Fitting around the
purple flowers were some red but
terflies.
rs Uncle Wiggily trying to
catch butterflies?" asked Nurse
Jane.
Il think not" Mrs. Longears an
sWered. He seems to. be picking
flowers. But here he comes SO We
can ask him and make sure"
Curiosity
Uncle Wiggily hoped toward
his bungalow. His wife and the
housekeeper saw that ne had some
white. fluffy cotton in his paws.
What are you doing, Wiggy?'
asked his wife.
II am getting ready he answer
ed, showing her the cotton.
Ready for What?" asked Mrs.
Longears.
Fourth of July" answered Un-
Gle Wiggily. Il know Fourth of
July. which comes on Thursday, is
going to be very noisy, even if I
don't let our little Dummies have
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
SKUNKS PREY ON BEES

SANDUSKY, o., U.P) = Skunks
are becoming a menace here for a
new reason. BY breaking into bee
dens and hives and devouring the
occupants, they are seriously af-
fecting fertilization of fruit trees
in the vast orchards which COM
prise a large part of this sections
industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
"DONT QUOTE
ME"
By United Press

WASHINGTON, July l. - Tne
United States has been electlng
vice presidents for 146 years but
not until today was there a law on
the books providing that the ma
tion's second-in-command be pald
for travelling down to Washington
to preside over the senate.
From now on, however, the pay
is going to be 20 cents a mile.
This is provided by an amend
ment tackled on to the legislative
appropriation bill by the senate
and accepted by the house, after a
fight.
The house has always seen TO 1t
that its speaker received mileage at
the 2O-cent rate, but some mem
bers didn't take so kindly to the
idea of recompensing the vice pre-
sident similarly.
Rep. John Taber, (Rep0 N. Y,
forced a roll call vote on the pro-
position. He said ce-presidents
had always managed to get to
washington before without any
contribution for travelling expenses
and he didn't see why congress
should start now, even if John N.
Garner, former house speaker, was
presiding over the senate.
The house disagreed with Ia
Der. however, and voted for the 20
cent provision 282 to 73.
Joseph T. Robinson, senate ma
jority leader, has reverted to gay
nineties slang in an effort to CAIN
senate confusion. Vice-Presldent
Garner was gavelling unsuccessful
" to restore order to the chamber
Finally Robinson could stand the
noise no longer.
Tell them to go way back and
sit down" he shouted angrily to
Garner.
1t didn't help much. Younger
members doubled the confusion by
bursting into raucous laughter al
the old fashioned language.
Government officers who have to
find space for new agencies con
stantly blooming in Washington
are almost at the end of their rope
and the end is not yet in sight.
The latest proposal is to trans
fer some offices to nearby cities
such as Baltimore and Philadel-
phia. The difficulty here is TO find
departments which could be effec-
lively administered at long dis
tance.
Available office space has reach
ed the vanishing point.
Another suggestion is that the
government erect some temporary
cheap buildings, similar to those
thrown up during World War days
How temporary such structures
would prove is debatable since
temporary" war buildings are still
in use and jammed to the limit.
A little space is being made avail
able by transferring as many old
government files as possible to stor-
age in warehouses.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations and best wishes are
extended to the Los Angeles Times,
which today occupied its new S4,O0O,OOO
building in Los Angeles and is justltla-
bly, proud of its new home.
One may not always agree with poll
cies of The Times, but all can respect 1t
for adopting course and adhering to it
in spite of Helen Highwater. 1t is cas-
lily the outstanding newspaper IN Cali
fornia and is among the leaders OF ma
tional journalism. Lesser papers right
ly look up to it as a leader, not necessar-
lily in its policies but in the mechanical
and idealistic phases that go to make up
a newspaper.
The new home is a model of all that
a newspaper needs to be mechanically
perfect and from an architectural stand
point fits in admirably with the Los
Angeles plan of civic center.
Transferring the activities OF such
complex organization as a newspaper
literally overnight, is a tremendous
task and The Times has hurdled 1t sue
cessfully, its edition today, the first IS
sued from the new building, being up to
its usual high standard.
The Times has enemies-plenty OF
them-but any newspaper worthy the
name, is bound to tread on the toes OF
some. Off-setting the enemies are the
staunch and loyal supporters Whlch All
newspapers have, and that The llmes mas
plentv of these is proved by its long sue
cess topped off by the construction OF
$4,000, 900 building during times of fin
ancial stringency. ..5
We wish it many years of continued
success in its new home. Just one thing
in connection with the moving, puzzles
us. We note "The Lancer is on the hlg1
seas as the moving was undertaken and
cannot help wondering whether ne was
shunted off to keep him out OF the way
during such hectic period, or II ne Just
decided to get out from under his snare
of the transmigratlon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
TO SPRAY INSECT POISON

LETHBRIDGE, Alta, UD -
Southern Alberta will conduct its
war on grasshoppers from the air
this year An airplane carrying q
ton of poison and equipped with a
special spraying device will fly oV-
er the threatened areas and re-
lease the poison.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01

FUBsCRlP11oN RATES = Delivered by carrier,
per month"; % cents; by mail, so cen Is per month
N advance Entered at El Centre, cJlDornia, post
Office as second-class matter. Memher california
Newspaper Publishers Association. III q Mogen-
son. national advertising REPRESENTATIVES
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-01
LOG KEPT FOR 35 YEARS

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, (U.D-
Charles r. Wells, coroner Of JEFF
ferson county. has kept a log for
35 years. He can tell you on a
moments notice the weather for
each day during that time and of
any important events that may
have taken place