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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Gouernor Signs
"Oleo" Tax Bill

SACRAMENTO, April 18. UP
The first revenue measure to come
out of the 1885 legislature was on
its way taward becoming law as
result of Gov. Frank E. Merriam IS
favorable action on a bill levying
an excise tax of 10 cents per pound
on butter substitutes manufactured
from foreign oils.
The tax will become effective 90
days after adjournment of the leg
islature.
1t was designed for protection of
California dairy industries, agri-
culture, livestock raisers and grow
ers of cotton and peanuts. 1t will
affect cocoanut oil principally.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Educators Protest
On Assembly Bill

In response to a telegram sent
yesterday by John Sexon, presi-
dent of the California Teachers
association and city superintendent
of schools for Pasadena to C. B.
Collins, county superintendent of
schools, local school officials sent
a telegram to the assembly COM
mittee on education protesting pas
sage of assembly bill No. 406.
This bill if passed would prevent
any school band or orchestra from
participating on any program for
a club, fraternal, civic or religious
organization except on four stated
holidays of the year. The bill, Supt.
Collins states, is according to in
formation given him, supposed to
have the backing of professional
musicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
WOMEN MEET IN HAREM

ISTANBUL, April 18 W.D- Two
hundred and fifty women of 35 ma
tions met today in the old Yildiz
palace, once the worlds greatest
harem, to work for emancipation Of
women. Mrs. Margaret CorbeSr
Ashby, of Great Britain. opening
the meeting as president of the In
ternational Alliance of Women for
Suffrage and Equal Citizenship, said
that 1884 was notable in that dur
ing the year women of Turkey and
Brazil were accorded equality of
status with men.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
Gets Sentence For
Disturbing Peace

Johnnie Becker was given term
of 20 days in the county Jail in
police court this morning following
his trial on a charge of disturbing
the peace. He had entered not
guilty plea to this charge but was
found guilty when tried this NOR
ming.
Harry Powell pleaded guilty to a
drunkenness charge and was given
a sentence of Sc or three days in
jail; Ben Frank Benney, vagrancy,
was given 10 days in Jail while Ed
Johnson, drunkenness. drew $40
fine or five days in Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
INDICT RI d. WoRKER

LOS ANGELES. April 10. W.R)--
Charging him with embezzlement
of S549l Of post office funds, fed
eral grand jury indictment was on
record today against Frank e Rod
enbough, missing Glendale postal
clerk. Rodenbough disappeared
from his home after he had found
post office inspectors AT work on
his books in the money order de-
partment.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
ADMITS SETTING BLAZE

An l1-year-Old local boy was ar
rested by police here last night and
when brought to headquarters con-
fessed that he had set fire to the
tent house at 825 Woodward ave-
nue. recently and also owned up to
series of petty thefts here late
ly He was turned over to juven-
lie authorities for further action.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

cdH lredlleS VIII De QlScuSSeQ at the
Rome conference, now set for May
20.
LONDON, April 10. W.P) - Ger
many has communicated to Great
Britain and France her strong in
dignation at the terms of the
league councils resolution con-
demning her re-arming.
At the same time Germany hint
ed that the result might lead her
to decline to cooperate in the series
of international agreements now
under negotiation.
The communication was made
orally when Sir Eric Phipps, Bri-
tish ambassador, visited Dr.. Bern
hard Won Buelow, state secretary,
at the foreign office late yester-
day.
British quarters evidently were
confident that after further delib-
Grafton, Hitler would not withhold
from collaboration with the Euro
pean powers.
BERLIN, April 18. W.D-Reichs-
fuehrer Adolf Hitler, who already
has communicated verbally to
Great Britain his indignation at
the condemnation of Germany by
the League of Nations, will deliver
his formal answer to Geneva on
Saturday.
The reply is now being formulat-
ed in Munich. 1t is not known yet
whether the reply will be in the
form of proclamation by Hitler,
or merely a statement in the name
of the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
ARMY FLYER KILLED

TAYLOR, Texas, April 18. UP
Lieut.. P. B. Wilson, of March Field,
Riverside, Calf, was killed today
when his plane crashed near rail-
road depot here. He died while an
ambulance was carrying him to a
hospital. The plane was demolish-
ed. Witnesses said the motor of
his craft stalled. The plane crashed
from a height of several hundred
feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
MAY INCREASE
TAX ON BEER
Solons Dissatisfied Because
"Five-Cent" Product Has Not
Made Appearance

SACRAMENTO, April 18 W.D =
Absence of five-cent beer in Cali
fornia may lead to an increased tax
on the beverage, members of the
senate revenue and taxation COM
mittee indicated today after hear
ing on Senator Andrew Pierovich's
liquor tax bill.
Attitude of the members was dis
closed during discussion of pro-
posed amendment raising the beer
tax from 81 to SO cents a barrel.
1.-TWO years ago brewers promised
five cent beer if we would fix a low
tax," said Senator Edgar Stow,
Santa Barbara. "They have not
kept that promise. Now they pro-
test any increase on the same
ground, assuming the federal tax
will be reduced. There will be time
enough to make the reduction when
similar action is taken by the fed
eral government"
Action on this proposal and the
rest of Pierovich's bill was postponed
until next week.
SACRAMENTO, April 18 Up)-A
senate resolution providing for an
investigation of all tideland oil ac-
tivities in California was pending
before the state legislature today.
The resolution originally was in
tended by its sponsor, Senator Gull
bert Olson, to include only the
Huntington Beach area, but was ex-
tended in amendments adopted by
the Oil industries committee last
night.
Senator Olson was instructed by
I, the committee to investigate with
| assembly officials the possibility OF
joint inquiry. An assembly COM
mittee now is looking into whip
stocking" practices which it is
claimed constitute an encroachment
of state owned oil pools.
SACRAMENTO, April 18 W.P)--A
total of $691,235 was received by
California today from the federal
government to finance special re-
lief programs during the month of
April. The money will be allocated
as follows: Federal transient serv-
ice, $475,0O0; emergency education,
$104, 600; part-time college aid, $112,-
235; unemployed relief council of
San Jose, $10,563.
SACRAMENTO, April IS W.A) -
The California horse racing board
will continue to consist of only three
members, so far as the assembly
public morals committee is concern
ed, despite demands to increase it
to five because of recent criticism
directed at the present membership.
The committee tabled a bill by
Assemblyman Thomas Maloney, San
Francisco, after a lively debate.
Maloney and Assemblyman William
Hornblower, San Francisco, said
the present board had limited rae
ing permits too severely and was
seldom available for conferences.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
A. W21al
SN SAYS

BEVERLY HILLS, April II.
(SpeciaD-Well, you can have all
your European ENHANCEMENT
conferences now, all your war
talk, all your aviation exploits, all
your congressional abacadabra.
Ickes and Huey can fight a duel
two columns long. All these2bits of
news you can throw in the ash
can when Babe Ruth steps to
the plate and knocks a home
run. That interests everybody.
We expect Dizzy to do some
thing out of the ordinary and
he did. The country is all right
now, we get real news every
morning from now on.
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
AROUSED BY
SHORT TRAIN
BILL s VETO
Democratic Leader Plans To
Enlist Aid OF Labor Unions
In Custer Movement
SAID UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Governor Declines To Approve
Measure Limiting Freight
Trains To 20 Cars

SACRAMENTO, April 18 W.D =
Recall of Governor Frank F. Mer-
riam as direct result of his veto
of the short train bill was predicted
today by Assemblyman Charles
Hunt, Los Angeles Democrat.
Hunt, a Democrat leader in the
lower house, said he planned to go
to Los Angeles Immediately to aid
In organization of groups favoring
the recall of the Republican chief
executive.
There are $4,000 railroad men
and their families that will join with
other groups in seeking the recall
of Governor Merriam" Hunt stated.
In answer to claims that the bill
was unconstitutional and not proper
legislation for an individual state,
Hunt pointed out that similar legis-
lation has been in effect in Arizona
since 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At philadelphia- RH E
Brooklyn ....o....100 401 300 8 II l
Philadelphia 1000 800 0l3 1-lo l6 2
Leonard, Logan and Lopez; Col
Inns. johnson, Birkofer, Pezzulo,
Davis and Todd.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

SACRAMENTO, April IS. U.R)-
Governor Frank F. Merriam today
vetoed the short-train' bill re-
Gently passed by the legislature
which would have limited freight
trains in California to 10 cars.
In explaining the veto-the first
he has exercised--the governor said
1.-THE chief and compelling objec-
ton to this bill is found in the fact
that 1t seems to establish within
,tle borders of California certain
practices and regulations which can
be effectively and equitably set up
only by federal statutes which shall
be applicable not in one or two, but
in all of the 48 states.
"Relief asked by sponsors OF the
bill should be sought from the ma
tional congress.
Legislation solely affecting rail-
road operation in this state, x
by imposing special and additional
costs for transportation Of Calf
products, would represent very
definite menace to the economic
welfare of workers in a majority OF
the states industries.
Particularly is this true with re-
spect to the effects Of this legisla-
ton on the agricultural population
of California. The producers OF
fruits and vegetables would bear a
disproportionate share of the extra
costs involved in application of this
measure.
"Such additional employment OF
railroad personnel as might be in
cident to the enactment of the bill
would be more than offset by the
additional costs to producers and
shippers. This would represent
actual discrimination against Cali
fornia workers and industries"
Since the bill originally was pass
ed by a narrow margin, senators
were confident a close fight would
result from attempts to override the
veto in the upper house. The situa-
ton was different in the assembly,
. however, where the bill carried by
"a large majority.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-18

can treaties will be discussed at the
Rome conference, now set for May
20.
Evening star., 1935-01-17
RIP.ROARINC
COMEDY FOR
THE NATIONAL

A NEW comedy comes to the Ma
tional Theater the week starting
next Monday, when Alex Yokel will
present for the first time on any stage
Three Men on Horse" play by
John Cecil Holm and George Abbott.
1t is play about greeting verse
writer who specializes in Mother S
day jingles for a post card company
and who also has side line He is a
meek s40-a-week poet who picks win
nerS at the races as a hobby and
through his innocent pastime gets
mixed up with threet bettors who are
down to their last dollar.
He never bets on horse. but through
his selections the trio capitalizeS on
his uncanny insight in picking win
ners. and what enSues during the play
develops into fresh. wholesome. en-
chanting, rip-roaring comedy, des-
tined to create new cycle of theatrical
entertainment.
A brilliant cast of comedians will be
seen. including William Lynn. Shirley
Booth. Joyce Arline. Millard Mitchell
Edith Van Cleve. Teddy Hart, Marga-
ret Mullens, Frank Camp, Fleming
Ward, James Lane. Richard Huey
Nick Wiger. Carson Kanin and J
Asher Smith.
George Abbott has staged the play
which goes direct from here to New
York.
Evening star., 1935-01-17
"ENGLAND today
IS LECTURE TOPIC
Geographic Society to Hear Dr.
Maynard Owen Williams,
Just Returned.

Just back after several months Of
travels with camera over the high
ways and byways Of England. DR..
Maynard Owen Williams, chief Of the
foreign editorial staff of the National
Geographic Society. will lecture to
members of the society at Constitu-
ton Hall tomorrow evening on Eng
land Today"
DR.. Williams was present at the
famous Derby at EPSON Downs; at
tended the flower show at Chelsea: |:
Founders day at Eton, and the Cowes
regatta. and spent many days among
the busy throngs of London.
All of these features will be in
timately described as DR.. Williams saw
them, and illustrated with colored
slides and motion pictures.
Evening star., 1935-01-17
NINE. ELLA RUSSELL,
OPERATIC STAR, DIES

BY the Associated Press.
FLORENCE, Italy, January IT,
Nine. Ella Russell, celebrated op-
cratic singer of the nineties. died OF
old age at her home here yesterday,
where she had been retired for num-
ber of years.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she went
u years old.
She won fame in Italy, England
and Russia, singing with the tenor,
Angelo Masini.
Nine. Ella Russell. the operatic So
prano, was entered at the Cleveland
Conservatory of Music when she was
about years old, and at 10 made
her first public appearance at a
charity concert.
When she was IS her voice was
recognized as of remarkable quality.
In 1882 she made her first appear
ance on the lyric stage at Prato, in
Tuscany. Almost Immediately she
achieved operate distinction.
Evening star., 1935-01-17

strument) and the saxophone simulta-
neously But-his first teacher was
right. He will not read music.
After his debacle of the piano les
sons SAKE had nothing to do with
music for some time. Then he uncov-
cred good singing voice, performed
occasionally at amateur nights and
was picked up by Paul Ash, who fea-
tured him as crooner around Chi
cago. Then by freak infection Saxe's
singing voice was entirely destroyed.
That talent gone, he took to instru-
ments, starting with the saxophone
and adding the others by elf-instruc-
tion during his spare time. Again
through the amateur route he broke
into vaudeville as single, has played
all over the country. Saw Will Rogers
doing some rope stuff and monologue
at benefit on the Coast, and decided
to add that to his routine also. Result
is stunt to make your head swim.
If you don't think so, try it. We bet
you can't even talk, swing rope and
dance, much less finger an instrument
along with the latter two. Nor can we
really think of any especial reason
why you should. R. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1935-01-17
LehnannArt
Aided byBoy
Violin Star
Unusual Distinction Shown
In Concert Which Music
Lovers Applaud.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.
OTTE LEHMANN and the boy
uinlifnict Ernn NalaSak uaSfar-

III ~ 4 LcI1MhNN anu tLlc UOy
violinist, Emo Valasek, yester-
day provided the finest concert
- heard at Mrs. Townsend's
morning series at the May
flower, this year, and it would not be
too great an eXaggeration to say one
of the finest presented in some time.
In the matter of art, program choice
and the quality of the artists it was
truly exceptional.
Nine Lehman confined herself ex-
cluSively to German lieder and sang
them as they have rarely been done
before. In splendid voice, she brought
all the refinement of her art and in
tuition to a superb Interpretation of
Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and
Strauss, bringing out every iota of
sentiment in the text and of beauty
in the musical phrases.
Her magnificent voice was handled
with greater ease than at any of her
previous appearances and, if this is
possible in a singer of her universal
fame, she seemed to have grown in
depth of dramatic appreciation.
There is drama in her interpreta-
tions, not merely vocal presentation,
and she has at her ready command
a wide range of tonal color, OF which
she understands the appropriate selec
tion for whatever she wishes to convey.
Her interpretations become, therefore,
living stories, gay or tragic, tender or
dramatic, as the case may be, and as
vital in their completeness as an en-
| tire opera.
Equally celebrated in opera or con-
cert, she combined yesterday the best
| ingredients of both styles, using just
enough of the power of her voice at
the right moment to give one a glimpse
of how some of Wagner's heroines
must assume human form under her
understanding treatment.
1t may seem strange that, with such
wealth of musical satisfaction as
| yesterdays program provided. one
should single out an encore as the
finest offering of the morning.
Brahms Der Schmied" might be
considered exclusively a Lehman
| song, for no one has. as yet. found
the means of preserving the vocal
line while conveying in vocal tone the
ringing anvil effect. A difficult song
to sing, Nine Lehman gave a superb
! rendition that made one realize anew
( the vast resources of her vocal endoW-
ment.
The two delicate songs by Schu-
mann, Der Nussbaum' and 'Fruh-
Evening star., 1935-01-17
Troupers
Glinpses of Stage Folk
in Washington.

DAY SAKE took his first music les
IN son when he was years old. A
neighborhood pianist of the district
where he lived in Chicago attempted
to instill in him the principles OF the
simple scales and finger exercises. For
a week or so he got along we'll enough.
Then one day the herr professor
handed him piece of music in c and
said, Learn this before you come
back next time"
SAKE returned in a few days, sat
down at the piano and looked piously
in front of him.
"All right, play it," said the teacher.
SAKE began playing an improvised
ditty. He pretended not to notice the
startled, panied expression on the face
OF the man beside him. When he had
consumed about as much time as he
though the piece should, if properly
rendered, he stopped.
"Aaaah," said the professor, 80 you
will not read music? All right. 1t is
no use. I will not have your family
pay more money for lessons. If you
will not read, and you will not, you
will never be musician. That is all.
Today Ray SAKE can play the saxo-
phone, clarinet, violin. piano, trumpet,
banjo and a few related instruments.
AS he demonstrates in his act at the
Evening star., 1935-01-17

will appreciate what this meant to q
"non-com."
The general was quartered at the
Continental Hotel in Havre I breezed
into his room and demanded to look
at his papers. With great dignity,
which I have since suspected was not
entirely genuine. he permitted me to
examine his credentials. made much
ceremony of the procedure Il am
sure the old general was amused at
my self-importance), and prolonged
it as long as dared. Then I handed
the old fellow his sealed orders, clicked
my heels, saluted and left him.
Another brief moment of glory in
France was when Ray and I used
our passes and Yankee nerve and got
into smart reception given in honor
of Woodrow Wilson and his wife at
the Hotel Deville. Only generals and
statesmen, resplendent in their uni
forms and trappings, had been invited,
but by looking as mysterious and
''secret-servicy" as possible. we were
admitted and took our place in the
receiving line where we greeted Presi-
dent Wilson, Gen. Pershing and other
dignitaries as they arrived.
That was the high-spot of my trip
abroad at Uncle Sans expense.
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Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1935-01-17

lings Nacht," the dramatic "Ich
Grolle Nicht," Brahms poignant I'm
mer Lesser Wird Mein Schlummer"
and his gay "Staendchen" and
Strauss magnificent "Allerseelen" and
Cecilia" left a rich contentment with
the listener. For final encore she
gave the Elsa aria, from "Lohengrin. 4"
Emo Balogh, as usual played with
a fine and helpful insight into the
musical content of the accompani-
ment.
Much interest was centered in the
first appearance here of the young
violiniSt, Erno Valasek. Although at
the very outset of his career, he
demonstrated at once a fine talent,
that will bring him far. He COM
bines real musical temperament with
an already vi-tuoso technique and a
tone quality pure and expressive, in
spite OF the por instrument he uses
at present.
AS his program progressed, he
gained in ease of delivery, thereby
giving greater freedom to his already
Evening star., 1935-01-17

My pal at that time was Ray Mon
roe, now my house guest in Holly
wood, and in our official capacities
We had many grand times together
OF course we enjoyed special privi-
leges, as our spy cards" entitled us
to go anywhere in France.
Youth and Opportunities.
We could wear our uniforms, or
dress in "civies," as we chose. With
out consulting our superior officers,
we could 60 to Paris ION business"
Now ask you, what young man in
France in those hectic days would
not have thrilled over those oppor-
tunities? 1t was youth on the loose.
OF course, it was not all like the
life of an American tourist abroad. I
was detailed, for year, to cover air
raids and my work along this line
was often rather dangerous. However,
I only got bombed once, and wasn't
injured at that.
Among the many cases I investi-
gated was one of an old woman who
lived on hill above an American de-
barkation camp. She was considered
a suspicious woman" because she
used to hang her washing on a
clothesline so conspicuously located
that it could be seen for miles around.
Officers thought that she was hoist
ing a red petticoat on line whenever
a fresh shipment of men arrived.
However, after careful investigation,
we found that she was merely HARM
less old peasant woman who hoped
to find some corllpanionship with the
soldiers by living near their camp.
She was lonely, she said, and thought
some of the fellows might come up
and talk to her.
One of the biggest thrills had
in France was on an occasion when I
was commissioned to give orders to a
general. Any one who has .soldiered
Evening star., 1935-01-17
CURLEY CLUB TONIGHT
Players to Appear in "The Radio
Mystery"

Mystery"
THE RADIO MYSTERY" a farce
in three acts, the first offer
ing of the current season by the
Curley Club Players, will be played
tonight in Carroll Hall, 9l8 G street
northwest, at 8:l5 pm. This mystery
comedy. written by Dana Rush and
John Milton Hagan, will have its in
itial presentation on a local stage.
The piece enjoyed successful run on
Broadway several years ago.
The production is being staged un-
der the direction of Paul Messink,
known locally through association
with the Rams Head Players. Ma
tional Theater Players and the Wash
ington Little Theater. Mr.. Messink
was also organizer and director OF
the Robin Hood Players.
The cast numbers several outstand-
ing local thespians, including Helen
Herbeck, John Donnelly, Edna More
land, Francis De Sales Quaid and
lone Hayes.
Joseph Callan is stage manager
and Miss Fabriola Marx is in charge
of properties. William Boyd. Rich
ard Stewart and Joseph Fallon will
handle stage and lighting effects. The
business end Of the production is in
the hands Of Luke F. O'Reilly and
Julia Ann Kerby.
After its local presentation, the pro-
duction will tour nearby communi-
ties.
Evening star., 1935-01-17
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra this evening in STAN
ley Hall at $50 o'clock John s. M.
Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant leader.
March, Lorraine" e"........G Came
Overture, THE Bartered Bride"
Smetana
Suite, Norwegian Scenes. Matt
View of the Mountains, Peasant
Dance, Sleigh Ride.
Excerpts from musical comedy,
THE Grand Mogul". ....... .Luders
Fox trot. Barcelona" Wheeler
Waltz. "Calanthe"--Holtzmann
Finale, 1.-THE Favorite Regiment"
Ertl
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1935-01-17

mature feeling for nuance, as well as
brilliancy Of execution.
He chose the first movement of the
Vieuxtemps Concerto in D Minor"
not altogether a happy choice when
used alone. The Tartini- -Kreisler
Variations On a Theme" by Corelli
! and Griegs Cradle Song" arranged
by his teacher Adolf Betti. the Wag-
ner-Wilhelmj Romance" and finally
WieniaWski's "Sche-zo Tarantella "
gave him full opportunity to show his
musical prowess
This first appearance Of the latest
! violin prodigy should be remembered,
| for he is undoubtedly destined for
greater things, and it will be interest
ing to follow his progress. He was
assisted at the piano by Pierre
LuboshutZ.