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Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
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SCARS ON
Giant Plane On
Way TO New Base
At Alameda

ABOARD THE CHINA CLIPPER,
EN- ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO,
Nov. Il. UP)-The airmen's dream of
regular trans-oceanic plane service
was within two weeks of reality to-
day as Pan-American Anyways 25-
ton flying boat, most advanced air
craft of its type in the world, roared
toward its new base at Alameda on
San Francisco bay.
The grey, black -and-red trimmed
four -motored plane, churning a
wake blown into mist and momen-
tary rainbows by the blast from its
three -bladed propellors, lifted from
San Diego harbor at 1910 a. m. on
the last leg of its flight from Miami,
Florida.
Thousands of spectators lined the
waterfront and coast highway as
the giant plane skinned off the
water after a mile-long run. 1t was
as smooth a takeoff as ever Witness
ed here.
Twenty-Five Pan-American Off
cialS and neWSpapermen were aboard
in addition to the crew of six
With Captain Edwin C. Musick
handling the controls and flight of
ficers George King and F. S. K. Lew
is standing by as relief pilots, the
plane was expected to reach San
Francisco within four hours.
On Nov. %, according to present
plans, the ship, heavily loaded with
cachet mail, will make its first
run to the Orient via Hawaii, Mid
way Island, Wake Island, Guam, the
Philippines and Canton.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11

commander and technical observer.
reported that the giant balloon had
reached an altitude of $1,000 feet.
The tratosphere balloon at 1:50 p.
m. was beginning to descend, Capt.
Albert w. Stevens reported by ra-
dio.
Taking off at 7 a. m. CMSTO
from this sheltered Black Hills
Bowl, II miles west of Rapid
City, Capt. Albert w. Stevens,
flight commander and technical OBJ
server, with Capt. Orval A. Ander-
son, pilot, followed a trail blazed
only eight times previously, and
hope to achieve a success unmatched
in history.
The men are veterans of two
previous unsuccessful stratosphere
attempts under the same sponsor
ship the U. S. Army and the Ma
tional Geographic Society. They
showed no fear as they waved
goodby to watching thousands as
sembled in and around the bowl,
and set forth upon their perilous
adventure.
Rising at 500 feet per minute, the
huge craft, christened Explorer II,
cleared the rock rim of the bowl
within a brief instant after Ander-
sons shouted cry of up, balloon, y
had given the signal for the last of
the army ground crew to release
Continued on Page -
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LOCAL DRIVER
INJURED WHEN
CAR OVERTURNS

Lawrence Nerini, % year old
driver for a local dairy, was pain
fully but not seriously injured at
l1:40 p. m. last night. when his
truck capSized on Highway so. sew
en- tenths of mile west of the
Meloland store. Rushed to the
county hospital, it was found that
his injuries consisted of shock and
minor cuts and bruises. An investi-
cation made by California Highway
Patrolmen Tillman Daley and Paul
Brown, revealed that the victim
had evidently fallen asleep at the
wheel of the truck. prior to the
accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
War
Bulletins
By UNITED PRESS

Developments today in the Ital-
IAN Ethiopian crisis.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS ITAL-
IAN SOUTHERN ARMY-Afework
Ethiopian leader, dies of bomb
wounds; warriors fleeing before the
italian drive.
ADVAN HEADQUARTERS,
NORTHERN ARMY-Soldiers con-
solidating positions before Makale;
advance units push southwark to
dominate Sceliot Valley.
HARAR-Wounded begin arriving
from Gorrahei front.
WOUNDED BROUGHT
TO FIELD HOSPITALS
HARAR, Ethiopia, Nov. 10. de
layed)-Wounded men are arriving
from the southern front. They are
the overflow from the field hospitals
of DIR. Robert w. Hickman, Am
erican missionary, at Jijiga and
Daggah Bur.
Eight men suffering from wounds,
some of which are gangrenous, ar
rived in a government truck from
Gorrahei. They were taken to the
Swedish mission hospital where
they described four days of fight
ing before GOrrahei was taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11

arteries shortly after y O'CLOCK.
Parade entries fell into position at
9:30 northwest of the recreational
park, aided by radio car which
announced positions.
The beginning of the days cere-
monies of commemoration to those
left behind In Flanders fields was
officially marked with a five bomb
aerial salute.
Drums doomed, bugles blared,
motors roared and, lead by a squad
ron of four state motorcycle officers
and patrol car, the parade began.
American Legion commanders
followed the escort in their official
car. Next in the line of march
the colors, led by an aged Spanish
war veteran, stiff and straight,
proudly bearing the American flag,
symbol of the nation for which he,
his sons, and his forebears, had
fought and bled.
Crowds Roar Welcome
The white ducks and trim blue
coats of the American Legion drum
and bugle corps, marking the step
of the marchers with martial mu-
sic, came next in line, followed By
number of smartly uniformed
reserve officers.
The crowds cheered the march
ers vociferously and stood rever-
emily with their hands over their
hearts as the colors passed them
by.
Uniformed veterans, heads back,
Continued on Page Eight
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Ct: N |: RA |.
WOUNDED
BY bonn B
Aerial Fire Causes
General Retreat
. On Fronts

FIELD H E AID @ U A R =
TIERS, ITALIAN SOUTH
ERN ARMY, GORRAHEI,
ETHIOPIA, Nov. 10.-(VIA
MOGADISCIO, ITALIAN
SOMALILAND, Nov. Il.
(UP)-Gen Afework, one of
the ablest and most enlightened
Ethiopian leaders, died OF wounds
on the way to hospital at Jijiga
after being struck by bomb
splinter, it was learned today.
1t was his loss which, added to
the terror caused by aerial bonn
bardments, caused the retreat of
the Ethiopians from Gorrahei. Rec
onnaiSsance aViators, reporting to
field headquarters today, said Eth
iopian warriors were fleeing from
the entire region.
Some masses of warriors, demon
allied by the bombardment of air.
planes, are making nearly so miles
a day afoot away from the italian
advanced lines, the aViators said.
Troops who came to this front
in motor truckS-the regulars of
Emperor Halle Selassie-are re-
ported to be already at Jijiga, the
chief base of the Ethiopian eastern
and southern army.
Warriors Terrified
The moral and material value Of
the occupation of Gorrahei is in
creasingly apparent. The operation
has aided the army to an incalcul-
able extent. Not only did the air
plane bombardments terrorize and
demoralize the Ethiopians, but its
capture has removed an important
fortified bulwark of the Ethiopians
in the Ogaden country which the
Italians now completely dominate.
Gen. Afework had been Ethiopian
commander at Gorrahei. During
an aerial bombardment bomb
splinter ripped his abdomen and he
died while on the road to Jijiga.
He had promised to die rather than
rereat and he did retreat only when
he was wounded mortally. He was
almost completely Europeanized and
was skilled in military science. He
possessed high personal authority
and prestige. He was regarded by
the Italians, his enemies, as a good
commander, though he was said to
have been brutal and overbearing
at times to the Ogaden population.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
CREW RESCUED
FROM SINKING
BRITISH SHIP

MANILA, P. l., Nov Il. UP)-Four
passengers and the crew of the S. S
Silver Hazel escaped without injury
when they abandoned the British
freighter off the coast of Luzon to-
day.
The first report of the fate of the
occupants of the grounded freighter
which broke in two, came from Capt
w. r. Brust of the S. S. New York
rescue ship standing by for an at
tempt to remove the passengers from
barren rock at daylight.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
SLEEPING CHILD
BARELY ESCAPES
RANDOM BULLET

Mrs. Hairgayen, 445 Orange street.
reported to police yesterday that
someone had fired bullet through
her house sometime during the pre-
cedlng night. Several pieces of brok-
en- glass on child's bed led to the
discovery. An investigation reveal
ed that the mysterious missile had
pierced front window, ricocheted
OIL another window, passed through
a lamp shade and had narrowly
missed the head Of a sleeping child.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11

choose from projects totaling $780,
729, 1873 for expenditure Of the $l0,-
956,331 on those which would employ
the largest number of men in the
shortest possible time. Projects ap-
proved by McCarl for such selection
now total $1,l98, ,059, ,I67.
Project values by states includes
California, 81 ,533 800.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
Projects Receive
Additional Funds

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. UR)-The
administration today dropped an
other $10956,336 into the works re-
lief hopper, bringing the total cash
for speedy employment pro-
jects to $1,o36, TAI ,968.
Comptroller General John r. &C.
Carl told state works progress direc-
tors in 10 states that they could
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
A ME- RIGA.
In PEACE
PRO NJ ISE
Roosevelt Sounds
Call At Tomb OF
Noted Soldier

WASHINGTON, Nov. II.
(UP) = On the seventeenth
anniversary of the armistice,
President Roosevelt stood at
the tomb of the unknown
soldier today and pledged America
to new efforts for peace in a world
plagued by threats of war.
Speaking before thousands in the
white marble amphitheater of Ar
lington National Cemetery, the
President re-dedicated the nation
to an everlasting Struggle to prevent
new tragedies of war.
A November sun drenched the
solemn gathering with its bright
rays as the President in quiet words
served notice upon world once
more filled with talk of war that:
America will ever seek Jne ways
of peace and by her example at
home and abroad speed the return
of good will among men,"
"If we as a nation" said Mr..
Roosevelt, "by our good example can
| contribute to the peaceful well-be-
ing of the fellowship of nations, our
course through the years will not
have been in vain"
Any aggression by the United
States, leading toward or contribut-
ing toward war, said Mr.. Roosevelt,
is unthinkable. He promised that
the United States would never en-
er into any race or armaments nor
seek to arm herself with weapons
other than those needed for her
own defense.
In the midst of an active war in
Africa and the threat of conflict in
Europe, the 17th anniversary of
the armistice which ended the
World War was celebrated solemnly
throughout the world today.
The customary tWo-minute silence
in honor of the dead was observed
at II a. m, all over the United
States and in various European
countries.
In London, the Duke of York and
the Duke of Kent, representing the
king and queen, laid wreaths on the
cenotaph of Britain's unknown SOL
dier.
The italian Armistice Day is
celebrated week earlier, but King
Victor Emmanuels birthday was
observed in Rome.
There were notes of discord in
Dublin, where the English flag was
burned by demonstrators, and in
Paris. where 5000 mobile guards
We're stationed in the Champs Elyee
TO prevent Fascist demonstrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
AL Backs Up

Al Vierhus, the man of action, is
going back on his word that not a
day shall pass unless some part of
it is devoted to seeing that Calexico
obtains the proper canal routing.
Armistice Day doesn't count, Al
ayers. He'll be in Holtville with the
border gang from start to finish.
Us an even bet, though, that AL
N.1l do little missionary work, even
there)
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11

Max Brents, above, and c.
c. Rambo, below, who are
inter-post commander and
membership chairman, re-
spectively, of the Ameri-
can Legion in Imperial
Valley, They had a large
hand in success Of the Ar
mistice Day celebration at
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
Entire Valley On Parade
Native Chieftain Lost
Hope Wanes for Filler

S ir Charles Kingsford-
Smith, feared lost in the
shark-infested Bay of Ben
gal or jungles of the ad-
jacent peninsula. Hope for
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
Westmorland Goes to Town

While Holtville plays host to I'm
perial Valley Westmorland Is lay
ing plans to do a little hosting on
its own hook. The Westmorland
American Legion post will entertain
with a celebration Nov. %, % and
"a, including turkey shooting, bar
becue, old time dance and a novelty
ball Nov %. If you know Westmor-
land, you know what that means.
Whoopee!
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11

4 80
ID AMBLING
IMPORTER
Says
Reason for Holiday

Reason for Holiday
Charley Gillett, than whose there
are few more well known names in
Imperial Valley, gathered his clan
about him today 10 celebrate. Most
of Imperial Valley, for that matter,
celebrates today, but Charley has a
two-fold reason. It just happens to
be his birthday.
That's the reason they signed the
armistice on Nov. IL, Charley says.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
= Late News
SANCTIONS PROTESTED

ROME, NOU III. (UP)-ltaly has addressed a note t.
the league pOers Uich hare UOted sanctions against her
protesting against their application, announced off
ciaIiy tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
Speaking of Gilletts

Speaking of Gilletts
Harold, Charleys son, has more
friends and fewer enemies, probab-
ly, than any other peace officer
whose lot has been cast always and
without doubt on the side of law en-
forcement. The traits which make
this true began at tender age, it
seems. Harold, then a lusty young
resident of Holtville, had consid-
erably outgrown his baby clothes
when a new arrival came to the
community. The new arrival, as new
arrivals usually are, was in need OF
clothing, so Harold's swaddling gar
ments were loaned for the occasion,
and did very nicely, thank you!
The new arrival, now 20 years old,
is on trial in superior court for par
ticipation in the murder OF peace
officer. He was Marvin Morris.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
Those Vocal Gentlemen

Pete Buzukos located the ideal
mouthpiece for his announcements
from the groaning grapple arena last
week when a new announcer rock
ed the rafters-only there aren't any
rafters-with tones which would
have done justice to a hog calling
contest. The vocalist was none other
than Bill Hunt, who learned how on
the streets of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
SHAKESPEARE
RECORD MADE
EARLY TODAY

RAPID CITY, S. D., Nov. II. (UP)-The stratosphere
balloon, Explorer H. appearing the north Nebraska
plains tiny speck set worlds record in altitude
today.
Shortly before noon. Capt Albert w. Stevens. FLIGHT
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
HUGE THRONG
GATHERS FOR
CELEBR RATION
Holtville Scene OF ColOrful Display
When Whole County Unites For
Armistice Day Fete

AS thousands of Imperial Valley residents from all
walks of life lined the Streets the valleys most coorful
Armsce Day began with parade at 10 10 this morning
in Holtville
Heavy traffic began to pour into the city from main
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11

WASHINGTON, NoU. II. (UP)-The american pub
lies income $l856I 600 900 in 1884 from $39
100000 m the bottom depression year of 1892 the depart
nent of said today its November surrey of
business.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11

the famous flier Waned
today as another "a hours
went by without results in
an intensive search over
sea and jungle.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
Carrying On

A bit of the national convention
came to Westmorland three days OF
last week when Col. Terrence Room
ey of Post 8, Los Angeles, entertain
ed in typical style. The colonel was
EN- route to Los Angeles from the
convention in ST. Louis and showed
the boys how it was done there.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
HURT IN RIOT

PARFS, NOD. II. (UP)-THree members of hie Soil
darite Frdpcdse organization injured today
Armstice Day fight NTH Communist IUar Ueerans in the
Champs EiyseeS
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
The Artistic Ven

The guy who told this to RR in
sisted that names couldn't be used
but it is too good to keep. Or per-
haps you can fill in. What Central
high school student perched atop a
garbage can under a window of the
Wilson school auditorium to hear
Nelson Eddy sing?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
Congratulations

To Constable Hugh l.. Heating
on his 33rd birthday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11
e. OH So!
VIZ says
1Ah> FRANK yYATAsABE
[W5 by
N/ 60 HOLDEN
ARNTgGTICE nav


American side of this day.
Woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent.
HE kept us oui OF war"
Woodrow Wilson President
"We must be neutral"
'Lustiania are sank!"
German Submarine"
I'VE must make world safe for
democracy"
"The Hanks are c0ming!"
"ArgOnne!"
saint MihieIi"
"245.OOO crosses In American
cemetery"
Boys are coming home"
"The war TO end ALL wars"
oh Nuts PIeasci
Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-11

Bank Clearings
Bank Holiday
Building Permits
S77,317
ITO Date This Year)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Buck Back.

FRANK BUCK, noted camera ad-
venturer and wild animal hunter,
is on his way home from nearly a
years stay In the jungles Of the Malay
Peninsula, bringing with him q collec-
ton Of wild beasts and over 100 900
feet >of film made during the trip.
Buck has cabled the Van Beuren
Corp, which produces his wild an
imal pictures, that he sailed from
Shanghai on the S. S. President Cool
idge, due to arrive at San Francisco
August 20. He will come at once to
New York and begin cutting and edit
ing the enormous mass Of film, which
will be released in the Fall as q fea-
ture picture by R-K-O Radio.
The explorer reports that he is fully
satisfied with the results Of his expe-
dition, both in animals captured and
in film shot. He says his collection
includes q tiger measuring 10 feet
from nose to tail tip and gaur. or
saladang, not only never before
brought to civilization. but never be-
fore photographed. The latter is q
rare species Of forest buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25

started calling him Will and the boy
Bill
Il never have seen mother and son
closer. Whenever Bill enters the
room her hand reaches out for his.
And Bill usually can be found behind
her chair, holding his mothers hand
He will be a great comfort to Betty
He worshiped his father in the
deep, shy way Bill had. He was the
most stunned human being I ever
imagined when he came into his
fathers Office in Beverly Hills that
Friday noon from San Pedro, where
his two aunts had gone to get him.
However, Bill, jr., seemed to ap-
preciate what was expected Of him
as head Of the house. When we
went with him to the airport where
fearless chip OF the old block-he
boarded a plane to join his mother
and family and return East with
them-his shoulders already had
squared"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
lUSICAL COMEDY CONTRIBUTES. A SERIOUS PLAYER
Jubilee" Being Prepared
In a Hail of Sandwiches
Sam Harris Staff Battles the Script Over
Drug Store Luncheons- Sharp
Rap at Bettina Hall.

jacket, buttoned up, too, while Monte
Woolley was content with his beard.
Lorraine Bridges seemed impervious
to heat or tumult and sat in a kitchen
chair in the precise center of the
footlights, with her eyes closed. Miss
Bridges was the siXtieth young woman
to be heard for the part and was
brought by air from Hollywood at
Mr.. Harris expense for her addition.
They Cancelled her return fare as
soon as they heard her.
Stepping out into the white sun
light Of Forty-ffth street we ran into
Mr.. Porter. just descending from his
Brewster-body Ford town car, on the
elbow of liveried fellow. I'm scairt,
positively scairt of the principals In
the cast" he said. There are, literally,
scores of them, and they have me
simply paralyzed. My advice to you,
young man, is never to write a revue
with more than a hundred in the
cast" We promised not to.
Benay Venuta, in Anything Goes"
does little enough credit TO the role
evolved by the gay and adroit Ethel
Norman. Miss Hall has twice Miss
Merman's size, but only half her voice
and none Of her ingratiating manner
isms. The audiences at the Alvin, too,
have degenerated to the Medicine
Hat I. O., which fails to respond to
any stimuli except the broader idiocies
Of the script, and the charming lyrics
Of the title song and You're the
Tops" are entirely lost on them. Mr..
Moore and Mr.. Gaxton continue with
spontaneity and enthusiasm, as ever,
and even ad libbed with the happy
assurance that their auditors wouldn't
know the difference the night we we're
there last week. Vinton Freddy is
a fellow of fastidiouS perceptions, and
We should think he would be rendered
slightly bilious by the subway trade
now patronizing last seasons smartest
revue. Still and all, they pay cash
on the line, and that probably is a
consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Rogers Told His Friends
Not to Worry Over Trip
Mrs. Stone, Wife of His Closest Friend, Fred
Stone, Reveals Actors Love for
Family and His Home.

heard her trudging up the attic
steps. Following her, I found she had
carried a lump Of sugar, tied with
pink ribbon bow. She wanted to
make sure 1t was a girl. and not
another boy in the Rogers household
But little Freddie was born-he
died at the age of Is months with
diphtheria the first year the Rogers
moved to Beverley Hills. Fred Stone
never took any credit for his name
sake-he said all the Freds Bill knew
could take the compliment to them
selves.
THOSE were such honey days.
Mrs. Stone went on, days full
fun and activity. The Rogers and
Stones lived q natural life as few Of
our profession did. Home meant
everything. Bills heart and soul were
with his family. But he had driving
mind. A mind that drove him every
where.
"In those last years he travelled sc
much through the air that distance
meant nothing to him. For example
Bill and Fred were driving over the
country looking for a ranch several
months ago. He and Bill always
wanted to go ranching together. They
we're some distance from Los Angeles
up in the northern part Of the State
when they stopped at junction. Bill
disappeared into a telephone booth.
When Bill returned he handed Fred
and the man with them. railroad
tickets back to Los Angeles. Here you
fellows go on back home by train. Tn
going to drive 80 miles to plane, anc
I'll be in Chicago tomorrow morning
before you get to Los Angeles. Want
to spend the day with Betty and Mary
before they leave"
(Mrs. Rogers and Mary were about
to sail for three months Mediterra'
mean trip
Frequently when Betty was in the
East and Bill out here they would fly
to meet each other in Chicago anc
spend a day together. Bill would be
back here before he was missed.
He not only adored Betty; he came
to depend upon her as a child upon
his mother He would be heart broker
if she scolded him.
PILL loved to tease Betty. I re-
member one night Betty hat
some friends at the ranch for dinner
Bill wouldn't come in when she called
him-and called him, just stayed out
on the polo field with his roping
Finally we all sat down to dinner
without him-Betty quietly stern. Ir
due time Bill came up on the long
porch in front. He knew he was late
but r, didn't come in. Just stood out
on the porch-roping all the chairs
at last he came in and sat down
at the table. Betty didn't look at him
Suddenly he inquired solemnly, Well
what's the matter with you, Blake?
Eogers rarely called his wife any
thing but 'Blake.O
I'VE all howled and laughed. II
was this kind of little boy thing about
Bill that made us love him so!
But Bill wasn't always joking. He
had his serious side-a very seriou;
side, and he was the most sensitive
man I ever knew. My sister, Mrs
Rex Beach, was responsible for the
public's discovering that he wasn't
just a comic.
when Sam Goldwyn bought Rex
Beach's Laughing Bill my sister
said you can't buy 1t unless you let
me cast 1t. want Will Rogers to
plaY the title role. Asked why she