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The Washington times., 1935-12-12
STUDYING THE STARS

Insatiably curious little man
wants to peak into every corner,
into every remote dust-bin and
attic recess of the universe. His
new 200-inch glass eye, just fin
ished at Corning, will give him a
look out into space of 1,200, 900, 900
light yearS-one such year being
the distance covered by light in
one year, travelling at the rate OF
1876, 900 miles a second. Some day,
when you have a day off, you can
do your own multiplying.
And, of course, the tiny cosmic
kibitzer won't be satisfied with
that. He'll make a bigger lens.
He's like an amoeba in Siberia,
curious about Australia and insist
ing on having a look at it
though never the twain shall
meet. The big planetariums have
stirred up the sky-gazers a lot. Up
around Central Park, in New
York, particularly in the plan
etarium neighborhood, you see
more of those dignified old chaps
with big telescopes-for only a
nickel a look you can glimpse
worlds possibly better than this
one.
One old man, wearing a quaint
stock and a flat hat, which make
him look like the Schoolbook
pictures of Herschel. said he was
doing lots of business, and he
didn't think the planetarlum had
anything to do with it.
st do better in hard times" he
said. people get to feeling that
maybe this world was some kind
of a mistake and they want to
forget it. They think maybe Mars.
for instance, is nice spot, where
a man could get regular work at
reasonable hours and wages. It's
a funny thing. Lots of my custom.
ers are men who look like they
might just have cadged the nickel
they pay for a look through the
telescope.
INFORMED AMATEURS
'Most Of them seem lonely, and
many of them are queer, bewil-
dered people who seem to want to
get their bearings, like man
climbing tree in a forest Some
of them are goofy, and it's aston
ishing how many fanatical be-
levers there are in that old 'cellu,
lar cosmogony' theory. The uni
verse is a hollow shell and the
stars are stuck on the inside of
| it, with the earth swinging some
how in the middle of the contrap'
ton.
Funny looking people come
along, squint through the telescope
and make me dizzy explaining that
theory. I often wonder how it
got started and what keeps it 60
ing. Yes, most of them are lonely
souls. Happy people. going by in
twos and threes, are chattering
and gossiping and not thinking
much of the moon and stars, un
less they are in love. We do get
lot of lovers, on nice summer
nights"
But there are plenty of informed
amateurs, more and more of them
in fact. peering into the heavens
and helping to shove back thu
frontiers Of mans knowledge. Dr.
Clyd0 Fisher CuIatoF Of ASt'on
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
OLD FAVORITES
DID Winter BY Thomas Noel
Old Winter


Old Winter sad in yclad
Is making doleful DIM
But let him howl till he crack his JoWl,
We will not let him in.
Ay let him lift from the bllowy drift
His hoary, haggard form,
And scowling stand, with his wrnkled hand
Outsretching to the storm.
And let his weird and sleey beard
Stream loose upon the blast
And, rustling, chime to the tinklng rime
From his bald head falling fast.
Let him gnaw, forsooth, with his freezing tooth,
On rooftiles, till he tire;
But not whit, jovial sit
Before blazing fire.
Come, lads, let's sing, till the rafters ring;
Come push the about
From snug firesde this Christmasde
Well keep old Winter out.
(Readers are Ved to send to the editor their sugges
tos of old foVOrtes among the poems for repntimg in
this sp0ce.)
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
FORECASTING

Senator Vic Donahey, Of ONO,
is something of prophet,
Back in 1923 he published
book in which he predicted that
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
NULL ATTORNEY
WILL NOT TAKE
CORLEY DEFENSE

Because he had represented Ivan
Null in several court actions here,
Hugh MacKinnon, CaleXico attor-
ney, felt that ne could not serve as
counsel for Woodrow Corley charged
with the fatal shooting of Null. Su-
perior Judge Vaughn Thompson ac-
cepted this reason early this after
noon and appointed H. H. Meyers,
Calipatria, TO represent Corley when
he appears for plea on Friday.
Earlier today Judge Thompson had
excused George Kirk from acting
as attorney for Corley when he eX-
planned that as assistant attorney
for the irrigation district he would
be absent from the county during
the next few days on business con-
nected with district suits filed in
federal court, Los Angeles.
No other changes were made in
the attorneys appointed for the three
bandits when arraigned before Judge
Thompson Tuesday afternoon. A. c.
F'inney will represent Marvin Nor
ris and Charles Province will appear
for Noble Morris.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
DEATH BLOW AT GAMING SHIPS
OFF PACIFIC COAST SUGGESTED

WASHINGTON, Oct %. U.P)-
New laws to drive floating gambling
casinos from the California coast
were suggested today by Assistant
Secretary of Treasury Stephen B.
Gibbons.
All law enforcement agencies of
the federal government, Gibbons dis
closed, have been cooperating for
months with California officials to
halt gambling on ships anchored in
the pacific.
He said three ships-the Monte
Carlo, the Tango and the Casino,
stripped of their engines, and an
chored AZ miles off Long Beach,
have done huge gambling business
immune from state and federal laws.
Many Visitors
Reports to Gibbons said that from
10 to 25 water taXis" make frequent
trips to shore from the boats to pick
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
FUNDS DRIVE
STARTS HERE
FRIDAY NIGHT

The funds drive for Character
Building agencies officially open at
8 o'clock Friday night when Mrs. A.
B. Hansen of the American Red
cross will discuss the aims and
purposes OF her organization and its
part in the campaign for finances.
Other programs which will fol-
low over KXO during the drive will
include Warren Currier, general
chairman, at $50 Monday night;
radio skit by Carl Helmick, scout
executive and Scout Howard Rhodes,
also a talk on the scouting movement
at $50 p. m. Tuesday; Mrs. F. d.
Jacobs on the campfire girls, $50
p. m. Wednesday; Glenn Kieffer of
Hipass camp, $50 p. m. Thursday;
Miss Edith Hedrick, Girl Reserves,
$50 D. NJ Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
Fl { A r s 7
7 O QUIT T
S | M { O N
Film Folk RumOr
Great Exodus
To East

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23.
UP-A general exodus from
California of big money men
and women was feared to-
day after announcement by
william Randolph Hearst, the pub
Usher, that ne would quit his ma
tive state to avoid heavy new in
come taxes.
Through Variety, theatrical pub
lication, Hearst said the new Cali
fornia income tax, scaling up to
Is per cent, added to federal in
come taxes, surtaXes and other lev
les, would gopble up 80 to 80 per
cent of his income.
A check of incomes here showed
that many film magnates, screen
stars, and wealthy retired eastern
ers might find themselves in the
same situation.
A local fear, and one freely ad-
verted to by Hearst, was that the
film industry might pull up stakes
and leave Hollywood, possibly for
Florida.
Fought Law
Hearst campaigned vigorously
against the new income tax law al
ter its introduction in the legiSla-
ture last January as a part OF a
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
CROPHURT
BY STORM
Huge Citrus Loss
Reported by
Growers

LOS ANGELES, Oct. %.
(UP)-The California fruit
growers exchange today re-
ported heavy damage had
been done to the valencia crop
in Orange county, considerable
damage in Ventura county and less
serious harm in San Bernardino
and Riverside counties by high
winds last night and today.
The exchange estimated the loss
might run between ten and 80 per
cent. with an accurate estimate
impossible until reports are receiv-
ed from the field.
It was estimated that 5000 cars
of valencias remained to be ship
ped.
No early estimate Of damage to
green oranges on the trees was pos
sible.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
FULL SUM
OF SEWER
IN BONDS
City Voters Asked
To Approve
Plans

FL Centre voters will be
asked Oct. 30 to vote S290,00O
in bonds for construction of
a new outfall sewer system,
instead Of a partial sum of
S,60,OOO first considered by the city
council City Engineer Philip w.
Knights said today.
The full amount will be voted,
Knights explained, so the city will
be in a position to proceed with
construction of the sewer even
though an anticipated grant is not
received from the Public Works
Administration
Knights said:
The city council will submit to
the voters on Oct. 80. 1885, the pro-
position of incurring a bonded in
debtedness of $290,00O for the con-
struction of a new outfall sewer.
The city Of Ell Centro filed an
application for a loan and grant
with PWA under the last appro-
priation of $4,800000,000 This ap-
plication was prepared and waiting
for the hour when such applica-
tions were receivable and was filed
Immediately, being the second ap-
plication on the list.
This application has been ap-
proved by all state and federal
PWA agencies and now awaits the
allotment of the necessary funds
as soon as such funds are avail
able.
Money Diverted
The greater part of the monies
expected to be given to PWA for
public works Of this type was div
erted to WPA by President Roose-
velt for relief type projects under
Harry Hopkins, with result that
funds were not available for most
of the PWA projects submitted and
approved.
However, a certain amount of
funds will be available through
recession Of certain allotments of
funds made to projects which will
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
HOMES RAZED.
SCORES HURT
III DHSAST II
Hospital Evacuated; Lowe Tavern in
Path of Sweeping Flames; High
Winds Fan New Blazes

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23. UP-Fire slCept through an
extensive section Southern California today destroying
homes ijurng of persons and causing damage
lChich probably UW exceed HO0C,OOO.
Hardest hit Uere the fashionable UOOded Altadena
district near Pasadena and region Wobu Beach, 20
miles northwest of Los Angeles, Uhere Hollywood
film, stars hare summer homes.
Hospitals reported that $50 mostly CCC lcOrkers
hqd rep0rted for treatment number reported SER
iOusly burned.
The sDecaI California forestry medical corps set up
emergency hospital at the Arroyo Seco dUsiOn head
quarters to treat fire fighters
Dr. Frank Nolan Hollywood physician, headed a corps
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
HARBOR WIND
BRINGS DUST
OVER WATER

SAN PEDRO. Cal, Oct. %. U.P)
"A heavy wind struck the Los An
geles harbor district today bring
ing such a barrage of dust that
vessels entering and leaving were
forced to sound fog horns.
The wind was estimated at Al
miles per hour. The coast guard
sent a boat to PIT Firmin when re-
ports were received that the barge
Melrose was adrift A movie COM
pany barge also lost moorings and
was adrift. Two house boats and
two small sail boats went aground
on Cabrillo beach.
The u. S. navy suspended shore
boat service and more than 1000
sailors were marooned ashore.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23

Emperor Halle Selassie it was re-
ported to be reserving decision on
whether to give the order for his
troops to take the offensive in
battle which might determine the
fate of the entire northern half of
his empire.
He realized an attempt to drive the
Italians back into Eritrea would be
a stupendous military gamble, per-
haps the decisive gamble of the
war with his country's future as the
stake.
But his fighting men clamored for
him to take the risk, and some of
the more hot headed chieftains add
ed their pleas.
AS these pleas were weighed in the
Royal Palace the betting was that
the final decision would be to join
battle with Mussolini's legions when
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23

.of doctors and nurses in attend
ance.
Before noon it was estimated
that at least rs homes and sum-
mer cabins in the Malibu Beach
and Altadena districts were des-
troyed.
Near Seal Beach, the huge fac
tory which produces DR.. Ross dog
and cat food was partially Destroy
ed. Loss was estimated at $4,000.
The mountain brush fire, whip
ped by 45 mile an hour gale,
roared into suburban Altadena ear
ly today destroying two blocks OF
homes before it was checked by
hoses of half a dozen fire compan-
les.
Sanatarium Evacuated
Still out of control on other
fronts, it destroyed La Vina sani-
tarium, from which 35 patients
were evacuated in a rain of einbers,
and threatened Mt. Lowe Tavern.
Wires to the tavern, high up on
Mt. Lowe, were burned out, but
the Pacific Electric railway, own
ers. said it was still unburned.
Flames were rushing up Mt. Lowe
in the direction of the tavern at
daybreak.
Two firemen were reported burn
ed seriously. Captain Franklin OF
the Pasadena fire department and
Assistant County Fire Warden H.
w. Wertz we're removed to a Glen
dale hospital. They were burned
about the eyes.
Fifteen or more homes were
burned when the fire swept down
off the brushy slopes of Mt. Lowe
and ragged into the residential Sec
ton.
The fire broke out at 2 am, and
some residents rushed out with
only meager belongings as their
homes went up in flames behind
them. There were no casualties re-
ported.
Gale Drives Flames
Driven by the gale, flames licked
down two streets. Only the thinly
settled character of the area en-
abled 700 CCC youths and city
firemen to turn it back from the
heart of the community.
Residents evacuated their homes
for some blocks around.
Tongues of fire were still raging
toward Mt. Lowe Tavern, to the
north, and the community of La
Crescenta, to the west.
The famous Mt. Lowe cable in
cline railroad was put out of COM
mission, its base station in Rubio
Canyon destroyed, and a Boy Scout
camp in the same canyon threatens
ed.
Last of the patients was removr
ed from La Vina sanitarium just
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
WOMAN WEEPS IN
SLAYING INQUEST

LOS ANGELES, Oct. %. W.Pj-
Policewoman Jean Peirce wept.
face buried in her hands, today
while the story OF her shooting Of
a fellow officer, Owen d. Yancey.
30, was told to a coroner's jury
Yancey was fatally shot as he
and another policeman went 10 Mrs.
Peirce's home on a report that
strange noises" emanated from the
house. The policewoman said she
fired through a window, 10 fright
en- away what she supposed we're
burglars
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23

up gamblers. His reports showed
that more than 10000 persons had
visited the vessels during the sum-
mer months.
Operators of the vessels, he said
have been so careful to remain
within the law" that even a treas
ury department investigation into
their income tax returns revealed no
irregularities.
Among the federal agencies which
have sought to put an end to the
traffic are the Coast Guard. Bureau
OF Customs, Navy Department, De-
partment of Commerce and the De-
partment of Justice.
AT present officials are studying
the anti-Smuggling act of 1885 to
see If the gambling cannot be cured
under present statutes. II not, it is
believed the Department of Com
merce might draw new bill in an
attempt to control the traffic.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
DIST RICT<
POWERCO.
GET FUNDS
Legal Suits Now
Only Bar To
Money

Federal Rural Electrified
ton Administration funds
totaling 100000 were allot-
ted today to the Imperial r.
rigation District at the same
time the administration was grant,
ing the Southern Sierras Power
company similar loan of $295, 900,
also for rural electrification.
Approval of the allocations was
announced in a United Press dis
patch from Washington.
Neither irrigation district Off
cials nor power company chiefs had
received notification of the allot-
mentS.
Chairman Evan T. HeWes of the
irrigation district board termed ap-
proval of the districts application
great victory"
r. P. Moore, yice-preSident of the
Southern Sierras, said his COM
pany will proceed with its rural
electrification program las soon as
we are allowed to-" He referred to
an injunction suit pending in su-
perior court, seeking to restrain his
company from erecting lines on or
across county and district proper
ty.
REA funds will not actually be
made available either to the dis
trict or to the power company un-
til present legal difficulties are
cleared away, officials at Washing
ton said.
The districts application asked
total of s1,3OO,000 to construct 497
miles of transmission and distri-
button lines in Imperial Valley.
Once litigation is cleared away
Hewes said today, the district will
proceed with its plans for distribu-
ton of power to be generated on
the All American canal. A stand
by plant probably will be con-
structed at Brawley and lines strung
to rural areas near FL Centre. CAL
exico, Imperial and Westmorland,
he declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
FARMERS VOTE
HERE OCT. rs

Valley farmers will vote Oct. 26 as
to whether they wish to enter into a
contract with the government In
1896 for the corn-hog reduction pro-
gram.
Voting places are as follows: IN
BraHley at the office of Watson and
Smith $50 Main; in Ell Centro, al
the farm advisors office in the court
house.
The Brawley office will close at
3 p m but the El Centric one will re-
main open until 10 p. m. Committees
men will be at both places TO take the
votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
MILK INSTITUTE MEMBERS HERE
INVITED THOUSAND STRONG TO
ATTEND CHALLENGE CONVENTION

More than 1000 members of the
Milk Institute of Imperial Valley
have been invited to attend the joint
meeting of Challenge Cream and
Butter association and the FL Centre
chamber of commerce here Thurs
day noon.
Imperial Valley residents have
been urged by DR.. Sem Bacon,
chamber president to attend because
of the importance of the milk in
dustry in this district
Prominent speakers from every
part of southern California are
scheduled to address the gathering
They include w. j. Higden, Tulare,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
DRAINAGE CHIEF
VISITS DISTRICT

Clifton Scott, president of the ma
tional drainage and levee association
with headquarters in Washington, D.
c., is in Ell Centro today, this stop
having been included on his trip to
the Pacific coast.
w, w. Goodson. secretary of the
irrigation district board of directors,
accompanied Scott on a visit over
the district system today.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
COUNTY BOARD TO
MEET WITH STATE

All members of the county board
of supervisors will attend a meet
ing of the state social welfare board
70 be held in San Diego October 25.
In letter received by the board last
week from state welfare headquart-
ars, an invitation was extended to
the county board to attend this meet
ing.
This is part of a move to bring all
state and county welfare depart
ments closer together to the mutual
benefit of both.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
DRIVER DRAWS
TERM IN JAIL

Twenty five days in the county
iail was the sentence imposed on
Nakama when he appeared before
Judge U. E. Bailey of Westmorland
Tuesday afternoon on a reckless
driving charge.
Nakama was given a court citation
on the traffic charge following an
accident am. Sunday four miles
west of Brawley when he crossed the
center line of traffic and crashed
into car driven by Ed Hit of Alta
dena.
Hit is in the Brawley hospital
with a severe leg injury while B
Boele, Pasadena, riding with Hit,
was treated for minor bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
GROUPTALKS
OF RFC PLAN

With Phil d. Swing attending, a
conference of irrigation district of
ficials was held in the Imperial Of
fices this morning on matters per-
tanning to the RFC loan sought by
the district for purposes of refinanc-
ing the bond refunding program.
Swing, who has been special rep
resentative for the district in Wash
ington, D. c., for the past year re-
turned to the coast recently because
Of the illness of his mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
GALE HITS
OAKLAND
Wind Fans Fires,
Downs Power
Lines

OAKLAND, Oct. %. UP
A whipping gale which
lashed the East Bay for sew
eral hours last night reced-
ed today, leaving widespread
damage in its wake.
Trees were uprooted, plate glass
windows smashed, power service
impaired and a number of fires
famed to dangerous intensity as
wind whipped down from the east.
The weather bureau said the gale
was caused by accumulated air
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Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23

president of the Challenge organi-
zation; D. K. Mitchell, secretary of
the association; C. w. HILBERT, gen.
eral manager of the Los Angeles
plant; Supervisor Hugh T. Osborne;
E. w. Lott, manager of the Imper-
ial Valley milk producers plant at
Holtville; E. A. Stodayk, president
of the federal bank for cooperatives;
and o. c. White, treasurer of the
bank.
The annual meeting of the direc-
tors of the Challenge association is
being held Thursday, Friday and
Saturday with headquarters at the
Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
FIRE DESTROYS
FACTORY AT l.. A.

SEAL BEACH, Cal, Oct. 23. UP)-
Fire broke out in the spacious DR.
Ross dog and cat food factory at
Los Alamitos today, threatening the
entire structure.
The flames, according to reports
here, were raging out of control with
damage already estimated in excess
of $500,000
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
LOVE THEFT CASE
TO GO TO JURORS

With arguments to the jury start
ed early this afternoon it is ex-
pected that the evidence in the
$4,000 alienation of affections suit
brought by Carrie Peterson against
Mrs. M, Graebel will be given to
the jury late today.
Plaintiff charges the defendant
who operates the c and H Distri-
buting company in Winterhaven
with having alienated the affections
of her husband
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
COMPTON POLICE
HEAD REINSTATED

LOS ANGELES, Oct. %. up
The position of chief of police of
Compton which Thomas J. Potter
lost by vote of the city council was
restored to him by a court ruling
on file today.
Superior Judge Carl A. Stutsman
ordered Potter restored to his Of
flee and decreed that the city Of
Compton must pay his salary from
the date of his discharge last Aug. /.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
War
Bulletins
BY United Press

Latest war developments:
Adds ABABA-Ethiopian army,
chatting at inaction, begs for order
to attack Italians.
LCNDON-War front dispatches
indicate big battle in north will
come within two weeks.
PARIS-French weigh British
foreign secretary's speech, uncer-
tain whether direct peace negotia-
tions will result.
ROME-Italians, skeptical of Sir
Samuel Hoare's assurances, await
further tangible move by Britain
or France.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
ARMIES ALMOST
READY FOR BATTLE

LONDON, Oct. %. U.P)-Dispatch-
es from the northern front in Ethio-
pia, indicated that the Italian and
Ethiopian armies are almost ready
for the first great battle of the war
and that it will start within two
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
BRITISH ELECTION
CALLED ON NOV. Ia

LONDON, Oct. %. U.P)-Parlia-
ment will be dissolved Friday and,>l
general electiH will be held Nov.
IA, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
announced in the House of Com
mons today, The new parliament will
meet Nov. 26, with the state opening
by the King on Dec. 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
BRITAIN TO INCREASE
DEFENSE FORCES

LONDON, Oct. 90. U,Pl-Troubled
times in the international field are
likely next year and Britain finds
it necessary to increase her defense
forces, Prime Minister Stanley
Continued on Page b
Imperial Valley press., 1935-10-23
PLEAD
TO ATTACK FOE
Ethiopian Warriors Beg Commander
For: Order to Launch Battle
(COpyrigKt, 1885, By United Press)

Adds ABABA Oct. %. UP-Warriors of the north
Ethiopian armies estimated by Ethiopian at
perhaps 100000 pleaded with their commanders
today to let them storm the AduwaAksum line,
held bv $50 900 invading Italians.