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Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Strolls Thru HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD Sept. IT. -W.R-
When picture players speak of the
good old days" they aren't just SEN
timentalizing-for all ballyhoo to
the contrary Notwithstanding actor
salaries have been slipping ever
since a peak way back in 1916-1917.
Mary Pickford started the war
time film salary boom with hop
from $4,000 week to over $1,000
year, a mark never since equalled
Modern eyes may pop at Greta
Garbo's reported $4,000 week, but
it all adds up only to $468,0 year,
less than half the Pickford figure.
On a mathematical basis the great
Garbo isn't nearly as hot as Cowboy
Tom Mix used to be back in 1925
when he was dragging down 1000
a week from Fox Films-$884, 900 a
year.
Pickford completed a contract at
$4,000 a week with Adolphe Zukor
in 1915, and zukor was trying to
whittle down her new contract de-
mand of $4,000 when Charlie Chap
lin was signed by the old Mutual
Company at $67O,O00 a year.
That started a competitive bid
ding campaign which ended with
zukor recapturing Pickford on two
year contract at $1,040,000 per year
plus 100000 signing bonus.
Last accurate figures on film sal
aries were those for 1884 reported
to the house ways and means COM
mittee early in 1885. Undoubtedly
these are somewhat changed now,
but probably not enough to alter the
comparison.
Will Rogers, $324,314; Janet Gay
nor, $252,383; Winfield Sheehan,
$3O0,0OO; Lew Ayres, $103, ,499; War
ner Baxter $184,OOO; Shirley TEN
pie. $23O64, (now reported at SIS
900 a picture); Lee Tracy, $39, ,583;
Claudette Colbert $36,666, (now re
ported $150000 a picture, and she
makes about three year,; Ronald
Colman, $108,000; Wallace Beery,
100000; Clark Gable, $94, ,666; Chas.
Laughton, $65, 900; Victor McLaglen.
$4,000; Grace Moore $35 5000; Dar-
ryl. F. Zanuck, $104,000 and Con-
stance Bennett, $4,000.
90
Sequaelae to the death of Irving
Thalberg demonstrates again even
grief has a publicity value in Holly
wood. A leading show your-card
Joint announced in a ack-bordered
quarter-page trade paper ad that its
autumn opening was postponed "ow
ing to the passing of friend"
When Victor Moore, character ac'
tor. traded his Long Island home
for one in Hollywood he burned his
Jap gardener to the ground. Moore
paid $16,233.83 to boot on the house,
and while making out the check
was at the same time paying his
gardener. In error he sent $40
check to New York and gave the
gardener one for 16 grand. A few
hours later the gardener returned
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
2O-3O CLUB
WINS, AWARD

Ell Centro's 20-30 club won a gold
cup at the recent state convention
for having a large delegation trav-
cling the greatest distance to the
convention.
This report was brought back
to the club at the meeting Thurs
day night in the California hotel,
Paul Shaw making the official re-
port. Others who attended were
E. G. Bernard and Charles Prov
ence.
Shaw reported that Lloyd Bu-
gler Of Sacramento was elected
association president and Ralph
Layton of Stockton, vice-president.
Plans were made for the clubs
fall season and four new members
were welcomed: Paul Cook, Willard
Councilman, Jacob Brown and Vic
Smith.
Jimmie Halliday and Charles
Slocum Of Brawley were guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Bank of America
Boosts Dividends

Directors of the Bank of Amer
lea National Trust and Savings as
sociation have taken cognizance OF
the banks improved earnings by
raising the dividend for the next
six months to $4,000,000, or So per
share on the two million shares
outstanding which are SO per cent
owned by Transamerica corpora
ton.
In March the bank voted semi
annual dividende OF 100000 and
then in June an extra dividend of
81 100000 was voted. For the II
months, therefore, dividend will ag-
gregate $8,O00,000 or 81 share.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
PLEDGES PLAY
PART IN FIXING
DISTRICT LEVY
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lCOntlnueQ from rage II
be taken seriously" Hewes declar-
ed, before the board violates its
provisions. During the past four
years this program has resulted
in the cancellation of more than
a million and a quarter dollars by
the bond and warrant holders who
came under the plan.
Taxpayers thus may see that
if this suit should be decided
against the district by reason of
the board violating the agreement
made with bondholderS in 1882,
the district might be forced to set
a rate to take care of matured
bonds and unpaid interest on un-
deposited bonds and warrants in
addition to the legal rate as de-
fined by the United States district
court.
In 1885 the district was not
required tH levy for the Laguna
dam payment. BY act of congress
payment was deferred. But this
year congress only postponed one
half of the payment. To meet
this requirement the board must
levy to raise $4,000. The board
has no control over the above fix
ed charges of the district. The
people set that tax rate them
selves when they voted the debt"
Saturday Hewes will review the
varied interests of the district,
and will point out how these in
terests will be affected by the as
seSsment rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
CANAL SHUTOFF
ON FARMS HELD
FALSE ALARM
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canal along the Central Main, it
would be necessary to shut the
water out of the canal for three
days where the All American canal
crosses over the Central Main to
make the necessary intersection of
the two. The All American canal
parallels the Central Main for near
ly two miles.
BY present indications, the firm
will be ready to do this part of the
job about Sept. % and plans were
made to shut the water off However
Fertig inquired from the Imperial
Irrigation District as to the best
time to turn out the water and was
advised that probably an earlier
date would be preferable.
Farmers, however, said Fertig,
judging by the many telephone
communications, evidently prefer
later date and every effort will
be made to suit their neds.
Fertig said the Peterson company
superintendent has been on the job
all week, machinery and equipment
are being unloaded and excavation
work will start Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
ROOSEVELT TO
TALK AT SCHOOL

ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPEC
IAL, En- Route Cambridge, Mass,
Sept 18. UP)-President Roosevelt
sped northWard through New Eng
land today to deliver an address at
Harvard University that may serve
as a curtain-raiser to his October
election campaign.
The chief executive was Schedul-
ed to reach Cambridge in the fore
noon for a round of Hardvard ter
centennial exercises before speak
ing in his capacity as honorary
chairman of the Harvard tercenten-
ary commission.
His speech it was said, will be
brief and non political.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
NEW OUTBREAK
BY STRIKERS IN
WAR EXPECTED
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dressed to the state department of
education, decried the impressment
of Salinas high school boys as
deputy SheriffS.
Earl Montgomery, member Of
the executive council of the fruit
and vegetable workers union, said
strikers today will resume picket
ing of shipping sheds. Yesterday
picketing generally was abandoned
under terms of a temporary truce.
Walter Mathewson, deputy for
the department of labor, confer
red 20 minutes with Charles Brooks
executive secretary of the Grow
ers Shippers association, and A.
S. Doss, secretary of the union.
Doss, speaking for the union,
said:
"As far as we are concerned, We
will give our support to the fed
eral mediator. Our minds are not
closed in this matter. We also pro-
tested the depreciation against the
strikers by armed men. Mathewson
said he is poWerleSS in that re-
gard"
At Sacramento, where the Cali
fornia federation of labor is in
convention, delegates passed a Sc
ries of resolutions directed prin-
cipally at the use of state highway
patrol by Salinas authorities.
They moved to initiate a recall
of Governor Merriam unless he
puts a check on activities of the
highway patrolmen.
While the streets of Salinas were
quiet and deserted yesteday, grow
ers and shippers. whose action in
denying the union preferential
hiring demands and higher wages
precipitated the strike, shipped at
least 100 carloads of lettuce to take
advantage of raising markets. This
area produces approximately 90
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
FORMER KING
OF SPAIN MAY
TRY COMEBACK

MILAN, Sept. 18. U.R)-Former
King Alphonso XIII was believed
today seriously to be considering
return to Spain if the rebels in his
native land emerge victorious in the
civil war there.
The exiled Alfonso-whose eldest
son and estranded queen are in
New York-came here from Dallach
Austria.
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LONG BEACH, Cal, Sept. 18.
UP)-Gov. Frank F. Merriam to-
day received in stony silence re-
ports that the state federation of
labor threatened recall action un-
less he curbed activities of the
highway patrol in the Salinas
strike area.
II have nothing to say" he said
in reply to this and other phases
of the ultimatum issued by the
federation at Sacramento.
Advised that he had until $3.50
a. m. to present a solution" to
the strike situation in order to
forestall the federation's execu-
tive committee from taking charge
of the strike, the governor gruffly
remarked
Il don't give a darn. I will
study the matter carefully before
I make any comment"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Accused Denies Guilt,
Date for Trial Set

Nick Barlas pleaded not guilty
to charges of contributing to the
delinquency of a minor boy and
trial was set for October 5, in I'm
perial county superior court. His
plea was entered before Judge
Vaughan N. Thompson. John Cope,
Holtville attorney, was appointed
to represent him.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
COAST RECORDS
FIVE QUAKES

PASADENA, Sept. 18. U.P)-Five
earthquake shocks, of slight inten-
sity, were recorded on the seismo-
graph of the California Carnegie
institution today.
The shocks were believed to have
occurred $50 miles away, and were
not believed to have been severe
enough to cause damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
TWO MOUNTAIN
SLAYERS GIVE
THEMSELVES UP

FOLSOM PRISON, Gel, Sept. 18.
UP)-John and Coke Brite, the Sis
kiyou county mountain men who
killed two deputies and a port cap
tain in a fight then fled into the
wilderness to precipitate one of the
greatest manhunts in California
history, were in a Folsom prison
cell today, safe from the threat of
lynching.
The two prospectors who had been
labeled by authorities as blood
thirsty killers" surrendered peace
fully to District Attorney James
Davis of Yreka.
Davis was called to the mountain
cabin home of the Brite boys moth
er, Mrs. Martha Brite, yesterday
and informed that the brothers
brothers wanted to surrender.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Grade School Girl
Shames 'SuperiOrs'

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. Is. WP)-
Norma Bee of HoXie, Kan, who
came to the fair today to compete
in the grade school spelling COM
petition got into the high school
Examinations by mistake. 1t was the
only mistake she made, however,
and she defeated a hundred older
contestants.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Bail Set at $500
In Disturbance Case

Bail for M. G. Cox, charged with
disturbing the peace, was set at
$500 by Judge John E. Simpson in
El Centro justice court Friday. Cox
asked for probation. The case was
continued until Monday afternoon
for sentence.
Evening star., 1936-05-10
Local Artist Wins Praise of New York Art Critics
Portraits of Noted Wash.
ingtonians Are in
Exhibit.

Of her subjects and. above all, Is based
on a sense Of color which is entirely
individual with her. A bold use OF
strong tonalities gives her painting an
authority which Is usually encountered
only in much older artists" All agreed
that the fact that Miss Newman has
had such distinguished sitters as Vice
President Garner, Senator and Mrs.
Gore, Walter Huston, Lord Barnby
and others bespeaks the quality Of her
conception and technique.
The exhibit, which included only
portraits by Miss Newman, has been
well attended since the opening day.
A preview on Monday afternoon, May
4, was attended by especially invited
guests from Washington, st. Louis and
New York City. Mrs. Erich, co-owner
with Mr.. Newhouse of the galleries
and exhibitor of the works of some
of the foremost artists Of modern
times, expressed herself as "astounded
by the beauty, individuality and ma
turity" Of Miss Newman'S exhibit and
stated she had never shown a more
fascinating collection" The galleries
are located at 578 Madison avenue.
The present show includes portraits
Of Vice President John N. Garner,
Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma,
Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, Msgr Edward
L. Buckley of st. Matthew'S Church
Capt. Rene Pugnet, commander of the
Normandie; Walter Huston, Miss Jane
Butler, Mrs. Arthur @. Drefs, John
Harvey, Mrs. William r. K. Taylor,
jr. kathleen Barrie); DR.. T. w.
Brockbank, Martha Cammack, Lord
Evening star., 1936-05-10

Barnby Of London, Mrs. Robert
Moran, Pierre and Mado Giles of
London, Scott Kolk and Spot" and
Silvia Lent concert violinist).
AZadia Newman is native of Wash
ington, where her family has lived for
two centuries, Joshua Pierce, her an
cestor. having ridden down from New
York City to find "the most beautiful
spot in the world" in which to settle,
his saddle bags filled with gold. The
spot he chose is known today as Rock
Greek Park, and Miss Newman's sister,
Mrs. Edward Cammack, now occupies
the ancestral home there. The name
"Azadia," with which Miss Newman
signs her portraits, was the name of
the familys early estate, and she is
proud of the fact that her mother,
Artemesia Shoemaker, who was also a
talented artist, named her for the an
cestral fields. AS soon as she could
hold pencil she began to draw, with
her mothers encouragement, and later
enrolled at the Corcoran School of Art
in Washington, the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia
and the Art Students League in New
York, where she won the class COM
petition under George Bridgman after
only six weeks of study.
While this is Miss Newman's first
one-man show in New York City, her
portraits were enthusiastically received
by critics in exhibitions at the Cor
coran Gallery, the Arts Club and the
Art League in Washington and also in
st. Louis.
Her first commission was to paint a
picture of Msgr. Buckley of st. Mat
thew's Church in Washington, and at
the time this was exhibited in the
Capital it caught the attention Of
Walter Huston, who was making a
picture there at the time. He was so
impressed he asked Miss Newman to
paint his portrait-the first portrait
ever made of the famous actor.
Her portrait of Vice President Gar
ner was painted in six days while the
executive was at work at his desk, and
both the Vice President and Mrs.
Garner were delighted with the ex-
preston the artist caught in her por-
trayal.
On the first trip of the Normandie
from New York to France Miss New
man painted the excellent portrait of
that ships commander, Capt. Rene
Pugnet, and later in London was COM
missioned to paint Lord Barnby and
the children of the owner Of the
Savoy Hotel, Pierre and Mado GILES.
At present Miss Newman is engaged
upon a portrait of Eve Symington OF
New York City and upon its compile
ton will begin work on a picture OF
William H. Rowe, noted inventor, OF
Los Angeles and New York City and
president of the Rowe Manufactur-
ing Co.
Evening star., 1936-05-10
0ne.Man Show at Erich.
NeWhouse Galleries
Highly Acclaimed.
By Lucy Salamanca.

N YEW YORK CITY. May T.
nj Opening her first New York ex-
" hibit at Erich-Newhouse Gal
4 leries in New York City this
week, Azadia Newman, young WASH
ington artist, who deserted the social
life of the Capital for career as por-
trait painter, is being enthusiastically
acclaimed in artistic circles and by the
foremost critics of the metropolis as
lone of the most talented portrait
painters of today" while her han
ding Of technique has called forth
praise for the mans strength which
it reveals"
Characterizing her zone man" show
as great fun," Miss Newman added
that first New York exhibit was one
of those things that grows more and
more terrifying in prospect" but that
since the opening May the kindly
comments Of critics and the visiting
public have contributed to the delight
she has experienced in mingling with
guests in her galleries and listening in
on their observations. "Once they got
over the first shock Of not finding me
with a long beard or little old lady,
every one has been too marvellous, "
the youthful titian-haired artist re-
marked, setting the enormous plaid
taffeta bow under her chin at still
jauntier angle and jingling the nu-
merous gold bracelets on her slim
wrists with the enthusiasm of her
gestures.
The exhibit, which will continue
Evening star., 1936-05-10

scum. In several public school build
ings Of our city wise teachers have
done much to arouse interest and to
foster enthusiasm for the work.
THESE embryo museums and those
more elaborately furnished are
never places of dead. uninteresting
specimens placed on shelves and la
beled "do not touch" Only a few
| perishable materials are forbidden to
any child who wishes to handle them,
and when such things must be pro-
tected it is the children who see the
need for the prohibition and formu-
late the rules.
At Hillcrest collections are loaned,
under proper conditions, to be used
in supplementing the customary school
work.
The mere collecting and owning of
things, fine as that may be. is only
a small part of the benefit gained
from a children's museum. In the
course of planning, preparing and
administering the young folks acquire
habits which are the very founda-
tion of well-adjusted group living.
In the case of the Little Museum,
as soon as plan was suggested for
preserving the things gathered by the
children, a committee of children was
appointed and the idea was dis
cussed in true parliamentary fashion.
An organization was formed to ad-
minister the work of the future mu-
scum. An election was held and
officers were elected.
Standing committees were also ap-
pointed to take care Of detailed duties
and to afford sufficient opportunity
for many to have an active part in
the administration.
Evening star., 1936-05-10
New Series for Polly.

DOLLY MORAN, who was Two.
Gun Nell" in those early comedies
long before there was a Hollywood
has entered another phase of her re-
markable career as comedienne. This
week she was signed to a long-term
contract by Columbia Pictures, which
calls for her to be starred in a series
of two-reel comedies for the 1861
season.
Miss Moran, who with the late
Marie DreSsler, formed one of the
greatest comedy teams the screen has
ever known, has been playing comedy
roles for many decades. The short
features in which she has appeared
are too numerous to mention. A few
Of the many full-length productions in
which she also has featured roles
were "Callahans and the Murphys, ~
Bringing Up Father" Shadows ot
the Night" Dangerous Females, u
Chasing Rainbows," Prosperity, "
"Alice in Wonderland" and Holly.
wood Party"
Evening star., 1936-05-10
Connally Signs Again.

WALTER CONNOLLY, columbia's
w noted contract actor, has been
placed under a new long-term con-
tract by the company.
Coming directly from the New York
stage, where he starred in numerous
Broadway productions, Mr.. Connolly
made his screen debut three years ago
In Columbia's 1.-The Bitter Tea Of Gen.
Yen" Since then he has appeared in
a long list Of successful screen pro-
ductions, both for Columbia and other
companies. Included among these
were Lady for Day." ut Happened
One Night" Twentieth Century" T"
1.-THE Captain Hates the Sea, Broad
way BILL "She Couldn't Take It." and
he has just completed an important
role in Grace Moore's starring vehicle
THE King Steps Out"
Evening star., 1936-05-10

Happiness Chief Object
In Caring for Children
Institution Founded by Dolly Madison, Mar.
cia Van Ness and Associates Reaches
Stage Which Is Vibrantly Alive.

the greatest care. From the begin
ming, the girls were made to feel that
it was all theirs, and they have re-
sponded splendidly to this sense Of
ownership. .-
The same "lady manager" en-
deavored to put into practice in the
Little Museum plans which she had
seen successfully carried out In the
Brooklyn Childrens Museum, one Of
many in various parts Of the country.
In that museum, which also began
very simply, children have found the
satisfaction Of more than one Of the
tendencies of childhood-the urge TO
collect, the need of owning something
that belongs peculiarly to them. both
the awakening and the qualification
of curiosity, an opportunity to work
together and many others.
AS much of the atmosphere of
childhood as possible has been brought
to the Little Museum at Hillcrest. The
children themselves do not as yet
give lectures, but specialists In various
fields have given generously Of their
time and knowledge by way Of talks
to the members of the museum.
Nor is Hillcrest alone in making
a start toward real childrens mu-
Evening star., 1936-05-10
Next for Irene Dunno.

IRENE DUNNE, star in Roberta" !"
sweet Adeline" and Magnificent
Obsession," has been engaged by Co
lumbia Pictures for the stellar role in
Theodore Goes Wild" based on the
Mary Mccarthy story, which the COM
pany has scheduled for production.
Miss Dunne's first important screen
role was in "Cimarron," in which she
won overnight recognition and which
established her as a motion picture
star. Some Of her many film produce
tions include Back Street." Silver
Cord" Consolation Marriage" Sym
phony Of Six Millions" Bachelor
Apartment" Thirteen Women" "This
Man Is Mine" "Stingaree,' "Age of
Innocence and she is now completing
"Showboat."
Evening star., 1936-05-10
TunefulE lErminie MadeBOw
ToPublic HalfC fCenturyAgo
Fifty Years Ago Tonight, It's Scenes of Beau
ty, Mingled With Mirth and Melody, Made
Casino Famous and Created Stage Stars.
By James g. McFadden.

~UCKED away in Times memory
book are radiant pictures Of
the soft and lovely women
l. whose charms were revealed
just fifty years ago tonight, when the
curtain arose on that tuneful mas
terpiece, "Ermnie," for the first
time.
The faces that smiled so gayly from
the stage Of the New yogx Casino on
the night Of May 10. 1885. have ceased
to glow, and yet their voices, the looks,
the jects, the songs, the laughs, the
most minute and trivial circumstance
affecting them stand out clear and
keen in remembrance of those whose
age permits of retrospect.
These queens Of comic opera Wis
tied Washington, but not before many
young blades of the District had made
it their business to visit New York
and verify reports of the beautiful
heroines at the Casino.
Pauline Hall has first place In the
shining gallery Of American beauties.
The brilliant brunette sang the title
role in "Erminie" that night and it
brought to her the magic of glory.
She was accompanied by a host Of
delightful women, all in the heyday
of their youth-quite as lovely crea-
lures as were recently "glorified" in
the Ziegfeld Follies. Men and women
were not different, fifty years ago,
from what they are today. Laughter
was Just as prevalent then as now, and
in as much demand.
With the performance Of "Erminie, !"
the Broadway playhouse soon became
known as the premier home of light
opera in America-an assembly place
of the graces. AL the merry world
frequented the stalls and the triple
alliance of beauty, mirth and melody
was victorious all along the line.
The happy fates conspired to make
nights there the like of which we
shall probably never see again. More
and more the theater lost its status as
jovial institution and becomes mere
ly a meeting place for those who
failed to get up a table of bridge
after dinner. We were all young then
and our gayety matched the blithe
spirit of the pretty women and gallant
men who sang and chartered so en-
gagingly back of the Casino footlights
in "Erminie."
EDWARD JACoBowSKI-the story
runs-submitted two new light
operas Of his own composing in man
uscript to Rudolph Aronson, the di-
rector Of the Casinos destinies, who
suggested making them over into one.