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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
POLI'S,

So great has been the demand to Manager Ed. Fitzpatrick of Poli's, from those who have been unable to sec the current picture during its 1 day engagement, that "Wife vs. Secretary" with the great star ring trio of Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow, will be held over until Friday night, and also Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly in Top Flat" will also be a part of this excellent program.
 Tonight on the stage there will be presented the regular weekly stage show made up of the pick of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
|CO-OPS PLANTO EDUCATE YOUTH
 OF U. s. TO CARRY ON MOVEMENT
Leaders Of Future To Be Trained
 In Schools

This ls the sixth and last of . series of articles by Bertram B. Fowler, noted magazine writer, showing the amazing growth of the cooperative movement in the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

Around the state. State Highway crews are busy repairing and patching frost bubbles everywhere you go City woren will probably follow doa tne o 4npse roads where maple trees are being tapped The Torrng ton-Ltcheld highway is of the best to see this primitive industry in full operation Some directions about getting to the monument of Rochambeau out on Breakneck Hill, Middlebury, from the main highway would make this spot more accessible. Less than month will pass before Connecticut streams will be whipped up and down. and across by ardent trout anglers Can't you just see their long boots geamng m the sunlight reflected from pebbe-oottomed orook!
 Another for the Old Book. Moe Rosenfelt and
 party three young ladies stuck in the mud Bucks Hill recent night One of the gals, Adriene Guertn, who is visit here from Canada expressed
 desire to visit relatives and friends in Bristol Moe thought that would be his chance to be herO
 So he volunteered his services On the return trP' instead of coming back through WocOtt as intended, Moe found himself in Bucks Hill in the mud Noes excuse was too much fog He was forced to walk two and half miles to the nearest telephone and believe it or not, with the aid of service he lowed the party home safely at 4:30 m Miss Guertin who has great of humor kdded Moe all the way home Noes parting shot was, "Adriene, you're all wet" Better luck next time, Moe you ole hero
 rrist from the mill. It seems that 1rish-Repub- Mean cntingent in the parade of Sunday caused quite bit of comment. More than one person immediately linked them with local politics. forgetting about those L:ish supporters of republic Of their own. Ray powney, former local resident now residing and woIk in New Haven, writes local folks that the fourth son in his family born late in February Rays with the New Haven road now even as when ne was III wa terbury The Judges and Bankers will bowl off for the championship of the Kacey Bowling League next Sunday afternoon. The of the falling pins will be mild compared to the of the bowlers Con- gressman Joseph Smith returned to Washington late Monday night after enjoying the weekend here partici pating in the IA parade and banquet Mayor Al fred N. Phillips among those present for part of the proceedings at the Democratic State Central Committee here last Saturday. Bill Green secretary of the committee renewed acquaintances with friends he knew here back in the days when he local newspaper man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
l. BEHIND THE SCENES
 WASHINGTON I-sY RODNEY DUTcHER-l
Democrat Washington Core.
 spOndent)

Diplomats Believe There'Il Be War in Next Two Years, but Not in Immediate Flu ture ,., Key Held by Great Britain French View Said to Be That Now Is Time to Strike ,., ;. ''In- cident" May Touch Of European Powder Reg.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
WALES HOME
CITY ALL AGOG


BALTIMORE, Dec. T. U.P)-Wallis
Warfield Simpsons sedate home
town sputtered with excitement to-
day over her empire-quaking ro-
nance, From the scholarly cam
pus of Johns Hopkins University
to the white marble stoops of
Charles Street it seemed to absorb
the citizenry.
And none in the traditional capt.
tai of oysters and beer was more
thrilled over the latest bulletins
from London, than Baltimore's
scoffing safe, Henry L. Mencken.
Passing lightly over the fall of
the Roman Empire, the scourge Of
the Huns, the battle of Waterloo
and the World war, Mencken I'M
hesitatingly characterized the royal
romance as:
"The best story since the Resur-
rection.'
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
WAlLIE RACES
BY MOTOR TO
FRIENDS VILLA

PARIS, Dec. a. Wp}-Mrs. Wallis
Simpson was in France today,
speeding across the country toward
seclusion at the villa of friends in
Cannes, on the Riviera.
The American divorce was rid
ing in a black Buick automobile, a
hotel proprietor at Rouen said, with
license No. CUL 548. She left Rouen
shortly before noon, with blinds
drawn, and headed south.
The United Press confirmed in
London that King Edward VIII pre-
sented Mrs. Simpson with such a
car and with the plate Gull SAB.
The kings cars are licensed from
542 through 548.
The automobile undoubtedly was
the kings gift, although Mrs Simp-
son sometimes uses others.
Her destination was believed to be
Villa Lou Vieel, at Came, belong
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Rogers,
old friends from America.
Servants at the villa said the
Rogerses we're absent all day, but
that "a Mrs. Simpson" was expect
ed there.
Scores of reporters and photo
graphers surrouded the Villa Tria-
non at Versailles, outside Paris,
when reports circulated Mrs Simp-
son would stop tonight with friends
there 1t is owned by Sir Charles
and Lady Mendl.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

1t was believed today's cabinet
meeting concerned almost solely
the replies of dominion leaders
to inquiries of the government. and
the expectation that there could
be no statement in parliament be-
fore Monday was hinged on the
understanding that the cabinet in
tended to await replies of all the
dominion governments.
Vincent Massey, high commits
Sioner for Canada, and Charles
T. E. Water( high commissioner
for South Africa, were in the CEN
ter of negotiations.
1t was understood that they, with
Malcolm Macdonald, dominions
secretary, conferred last night with
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
and Neville Chamberlain, chancel-
lor of the exchequer and probable
next prime minister.
Interest all over the empire was
intense.
At Canberra, the Australian cab
met met and adjourned to await
further news from London. A cor
onation committee meeting set Tor
Monday was postponed.
The Melbourne age, in an editor
ial, suggested the king give up
Mrs. Simpson entirely. 1t might not
be reasonable to ask him to make
the sacrifice, the Age said but he
might make it spontaneously for
the monarchy's sake.
Feeling in New leland was that
the emergency ought to be solved
in such a way that would leave
the king on the throne.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

said to operate by seeming to-
boost currency of Small denomina-
tion into higher brackets.
Burton and Thorne were arrest
ed in Brawley Thursday by a fed
eral agent who subsequently gave
them into custody of Sheriff Rob-
ert w. Ware. At the same time
the federal officer turned over
to the sheriff equipment includ-
ing bottles, vials, and boxes con-
tanning powders and liquids; and
rubber gloves, blocks of wood, rub
Der encased cylinders, wads of
cotton, stained towels and plates
of glass.
A person whose name he would
not divulge told Ware, the sheriff
said, that the equipment was rep
resented as being used to trans
form bills of small denominations
into those of larger size. This was
supposedly done, the unidentified
man is quoted as saying, by giving
the bills bath in milky fluid
and rolling them under heavy
pressure between plates of glass.
Actually, the sheriff said, his
investigation is based on the theo-
ry that the money handed over
to the operators by victims of the
bunco game, is represented to the
victim as having been spoiled dur
ing the supposed raising process,
and is pocked by the operators
without the victims knowledge.
an involved "come-on" process
is used to induce the victim to
furnish money in large sums, Of
ficers said, including a demonstra-
ton of the supposed success of
the equipment in being able to
raise bills to higher denominations.
Sought $1,000
When searched after their ar
rest, Thorne had 1,480 on his
person, and Burton had $136.
T. M. Sharp, chief criminal dep
uty sheriff, quoted Thorne and
Burton as admitting to him that
they sought $4,000 from we'll
known Imperial Valley resident.
eThe confidence game described
to him, Sheriff Ware said, closely
resembled one recently unearthed
in New York, and given wide pub
licity. The New York racket" be-
gan when operators proved to
their victim that their equipment
would work by handing him a large
denomination bill taken out of the
process into which he had seen
his 81 bill passed. With this ground
work laid, in the New York bunco
game, the operators convinced their
victims that wealth could be ac-
qulred easily if he would furnish
them with greater number of
bills. These later were ruined" in
the raising" process. Victims sell
dom complained to the law be-
cause of the illegal aspect of their
activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
FARM CENTER
HAS MEETING
WITH All CLUB

Calipatria farm center and All
club had their meetings Thursday
night in the Calipatrla high school.
Dairy competition was the title
of a talk by George L. Winwright,
assistant farm advisor who outlin-
ed the various products which coin7
pete with the dairy industry: fats
and oils and foreign dairy importa-
tions as we'll as domestic fats and
oils.
L. E. Sinclair explained the farm
bureaus road program adopted at
the last directors meeting which
emphasizes the need for farm-to?
market roads in this county.
c. o. Hoober, farm bureau pres
ident, talked on the state and ma
tional conventions next week in
Pasadena and Newton R. Swain,
of the Rural Recreation Council on
the activities of that group.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Baldwin Challenges King Edward
BLUNT WARNING
MADE TO KING
IN PARLIAMENT
Copyright 1886 by United Press

Copyright 1886 by United Press
LONDON, Dec. A. (UP)-
Prime Minister S t a n | y
Baldwin faced an historic
session of parliament today
and threw clear-cut challenge to
King Edward VIII to drop his
plans to marry Mrs. Wallis Simp-
son or abdicate.
There could be no mistaking
the meaning of the blunt country
squire who heads his majesty's
government.
Baldwin informed commons a
morganatic marriage is contrary
to English law and any one the
king marrieS automatically be-
comes queen.
Since the government has taken
an irrevocable stand against Mrs.
Simpsons becoming queen, the
king would have no choice but to
give up his throne and empire if
he persists in marrying her.
There were strong indications
the stong-willed monarch intends
to accept the challenge and fight
back, carrying the issue to his
people and risking losing the Dom
inions, which Baldwin said, are
opposed to the marriage.
The king has sent Mrs. Simp-
son into seclusion with friends in
France while he faces his crisis
alone.
1t was said on the highest auth
ority that he intends to defy
Baldwin, the conservatives, the
clergy and the press and form a
government headed by the brilliant
erratic Winston Churchill.
A general election would result
and the people would decide.
The royal family was reported
to have been advised of the kings
decision. Queen Mary. it was said,
threatened to retire into grief
stricken seclusion for the rest of
her life, while the Duke of York.,
heir to the throne, threatened to
leave the country with his Scot
tiSh duchess.
Today'S session of the house of
Continued on Page 8. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

10 nave Deen Durleu III Cne ruins
of an apartment house which was
set afire and three -fourths de-
stroyed.
Bombs in Marques de Urquijo
street in the Rosales district were
reported to have killed five men
and three women. Half a dozen
fires in the Arguelles district were
burning in late afternoon.
Previously loyalists backed by
terrific artillery support, launched
counter attack that drove rebel
troops back to their trenches.
The insurgent reversal revealed
that government troops have re-
ceived new artillery batteries and
have strengthened the city's de-
fenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Lettuce Shipments
Show Sharp Drop

Lettuce shipments in Central
California have dropped consider
ably in the past few days with the
Arizona season rapidly coming into
heavy production.
From 1870 cars on Nov. 28 to %
on Dec. 2, Central California ship
ments are nearing the end of the
season. Arizona shipped l22 cars
on Dec. 2.
Last market report of the federal
state market news service shows a
decrease in the market. Arizona
selling for $115-1,25 per crate, U. S.
No. |, fob.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

1or natlOnal 1arm leader Who
will be present to speak Saturday
Blackburn telephoned G. o. Hoo
ber, county president, Friday morn
ing that he was completing ar
rangements and that the speaker
will arrive in the valley Saturday
morning.
Mrs. Mabel Ahart, president of
the state farm home departments.
is making arrangements also to
send a national woman leader for
the affair.
The meeting will be preceded by
a luncheon at 1890 o'clock which
is open TO all farm bureau and
home department members. Res
ervations should be made with
Scott B. Foulds, farm bureau sec
retary.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
DIR. WILLIAM MILLARD SPEAKS
BEFORE KIWANIS CLUB MEETING

Our Heritage was the subject
for talk given by DR.. William
Millard of Chicago, ILL.,, Friday noon
for the Kiwanis club meeting at
the Barbara Worth hotel.
Dr. Millard told of the wonders of
modern civilization which were
unknown to those OF previous gen.
erations, telling of inventions such
as radio, automobiles, which have
transformed living conditions, de-
scribing their effect on life today.
Dr. Millard is author of the Sup
Elementary Bible, volume used
by ministers throughout the coun-
try and which is the Bible in up
to-date language. He spent three
complete years and 10 years in part
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
QUEEN HELEN
DRAWS RAP
FROM JUDGE
Warning Given as
Woman Accused
OF Threats

LOS ANGELES, Dec. A.
(UP)-Mrs. Helen Werner
drew a sharp warning from
the bench today after Depu-
ty District Attorney George
Stahlman, prosecuting her on brib-
cry conspiracy charges. accused her
of threatening, insulting and in
timidating" prosecution witnesses.
Stahlman accused her of taunt-
ing and villifying everyone con-
nected with the prosecution since
she, her husband, former city at
torney Erwin pete Werner, and
Joseph Weinblatt were indicted.
IT don't wish to hear anything
further at this time" Judge Char
les Fricke said. THE court has
wide discretionary powers and the
court will certainly exercise them
unless this attitude is discontinued.
I think the defense and prosecu-
tion lawyers should get together
and talk this matter over"
Stahlman complained that Queen
Helen" had made Insulting re-
marks yesterday at the recess to
me and my colleague" Deputy
District Attorney Orville Emerson.
And have heard from numer-
Gus prosecution witnesses that she
is continually muttering insults and
threats under her breath when
ever she encounters them In the
hail. he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

A swelling chorus of artillery
trench mortars, machine guns and
rifles attested the intensity of the
rebel attack. But they could not
make the government troops give
ground. The attack stopped sud-
denly just before midnight.
This was the signal for the gov
ernment troops to go into action
Hidden batteries-of about the
same size as the famous French
75s-began a staccato barrage. The
loyalists apparently had held these
units in reserve. After merciless
bombarding the barrage lifted and
the government troops went over
the top with bayonets.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Dam Worker to
Go on Trial Dec. q

James j. Riley, Imperial dam
worker, will go on trial in Impe-
rial county superior court Decem-
Der 81, on moral charges involving
three little girls. The date for
the trial was set in superior court
Friday morning.
The laborer was arrested and
faced with the children in Win
terhaven justice court.
Riley occupied cabin in a con-
struction camp in which the chill
dren lived with their parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
LAST MINUTE
FLASHE ES
SANTA CLARA WILL
PLAY IN SUGAR BOWL

SAN JOSE, Dec. 4. W.P - The
Santa Clara BrOncos will play
State gridders in the
tgar Bowl stadium at New Or
tans, Jan. l, Sam Dunno, athletic
manager of Santa Clara, an
n0unced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Townsend Answer
To Charge Awaited

WASHINGTON, Dec. a. UP =
District of Columbia prosecutors to-
day awaited the answer of Dr..
Francis f. Townsend, leader of the
-per-month pension organiza-
tion, to an indictment for contempt
of the national house of represen-
tatiVeS
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

time work compiling the book. He
was formerly secretary for TIE Chi
cago church federation and field
representative for Kiwanis Inter-
national, having organized some 30
KiWaniS clubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
HEARING TO BE
HELD IN CITY
FOR CARRIERS

Motor carriers between Imperial
Valley and Los Angeles and San
Diego points were assured Friday
that announcements of new cease
and desist orders issued Wednesday
to 80 valley carriers by the railway
commission, were incorrect.
Herbert Cameron, assistant attor-
ney for the railway commission in
Los Angeles, offered the opinion the
orders were confused with those is
sued weeks ago following a hearing
conducted by the commission in Ell
Centre. No such orders, he said,
were issued by the commission
Wednesday.
On December Is, Cameron con-.
tinued, the commission will check
carriers in the valley at a hearing
in Ell Centre and grant certificates
of convenience and necessity if
equipment and financial standing
of the companies warrant. The ORR
ginal orders issued to the carriers
instructed them to stop carrying be-
tween the valley and coast points
until arrangements for the certifi-
Gates were made.
AT the same time, inquiry will be
made into the cost of operation be-
tween the valley and coast points
and a minimum rate later estab.
lished.
RAIL COMMISSION
BACKS RANCHERS
Imperial Valley ranchers today
were assured by authorities close
to the California Railway commits
sion that the commission will stand
squarely behind ranchers in getting
their produce to market in event
the maritime strike should spread
to this area.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
DOMINIONS EAGERLY
AWAITING WORD OF
MONARCH'S ACTIONS
Far Corners of Britans Empire Fasten Thoughts
On London Diplomatic Crisis Over
Kings Friend Grows Intense

LONDON Dec a UP-The Domnions Bitains
have hwed out the British
the
The to the
country Their would kings
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
King Leaves Alone
On Trip to London

LONDON, Dec 4. WP)-King Ed
ward left Fort Belvedere, his coun-
try home, for London at 9 am. to-
day "a am. EST.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04

MADRID, Dec a. (UP)-Destruction of the Arguelles
and Rosales districts of Madrid almost completed to-
day by ncendary bombs dropped by 81 rebel raiders
which flew the city at D. m.
Twelve to Is persons. mostly women We're reported
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
FARM BUREAU TO NAME
NEW OFFICERS AT MEET
County Organization Holds Annual Meet Saturday
Noon in Ell Centre; National Leaders Slated
To Speak Before Conference

Imperial County Farm Bureau will elect officers for
the coming year at the annual meeting Saturday
at the California hotel.
In addition R. w Blackburn president of the Cali
fornia Farm Bureau Federation is making arrangements
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Two Arrested
In BrawIey For
Investigation
Authorities Inquire Into Tale of Raising
Denomination of Bills; Complicated
Equipment Confiscated

H. r. Burton 81 former custodian of Brawley lodge
hail. and H. B. Thorne 49, described by officers
chemist in the county jail here Friday while the
sherffs office undertook investigation generated by
involved story of a suspected bunco ring which
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
BRITISH MERCHANT
VESSEL REPORTED
SEIZED BY REBELS
Incendiary Bombs Finish Destruction
OF Madrid Districts; Dozen Persons,
Mostly Women, Buried in Ruins
BULLETIN

LONDON, L. UP9-A
merchant ship
by a Warship.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
Once In A Lifetime

Once In A Lifetime
TRY to beat that one challeng-
ed DR.. r. c. Clemons the other
night, Tipping the deuce of spades
down on the table. He didn't par
ticularly care whether he got the
deal or not, since this kind of
bridge was not the kind he could
charge for, SO there was more ban
ter than irony in his voice.
He had cut first. That left Mrs.
Clemons Minor O. Simms and Mrs.
Simms to cut for the deal. One
by one. they did. Mrs. Clemons cut
the deuce of clubs, keeping the
black In the family. Simms came
up with the deuce of hearts, and
it looked like cinch for Mrs.
Simms. She cut. 1t was the dia-
mond deuce! And spades are high.
Perhaps the experts in mathe-
mates can compute the percentage
against such a deucedly unusual
draw, but it is far beyond RR's poor
comprehension. DR.. Clemons hasn't
recovered yet from the shock of
winning the deal.
When Accuracy is Difficult
At the Rotary clubs Mother
Oaughter Day, the three j. B. Nc
tece girls appeared in dresses as
like as the proverbial peas In a
pod, which left dad in something
of a quandry He had to peer in
.,.t4 Nf hi Iay11h.
ters before introducing them cor
rectly as Sharon, Patsy and Con-
stance. Hereafter, j. B. will insist
on different arm bands, at least.
o
The Tintype Era
RR finds he must look at the
names under the pictures in the
recently printed premium list to
identity the Imperial county fair
board directors-and he knows most
of them. Why not some new pic
lures?
That Man Again
Positively, this is the last time!
IL uOCso oCClll, lloWCfCit oilob oohiiS
body is picking on George Talley,
whom you may remember as gar
dener at the county court house.
Earlier this week someone stole his
early blooming zinnjas, which was
burden enough. But now, adding
Asult TO injury. they've taken
Wsge bunch of his roses-and that
is just too much. Talley blames
the publicity.
Hold Your Punches
With some other members of the
staff, RR returned t'other day from
an argosy to about dozen other
newspaper plants in southern Cali
fornia the idea of the trip being
to discover ways Of improving this
paper. Before someone else does,
we're going to remark that we
might have found ways much closer
to home Anyway. and just by way
of boasting, we discovered:
That almost every paper visited
has more typographical errors than
ours: that this paper carries
news than most; that we have al
most double the number of features
boasted by most papers twice our
size; and-attention advertisers
our circulation is just about SO per
cent healthier than most. Another
thing-and there goes a vest but
toll-at least two Of the papers are
looking for someone to handle a
column like this one. Hope the
boss sees that)
o
bl Times Agains-
'NBusiness is not the only thing to
feel a return of former prosperity.
The Elks lodge had it's biggest meet
ing of recent history Thursday night,
with IS new Elks initiated, with
Jake Tison's wild duck dinner, and
with session that didn't end un-
til 1890 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
i Times Agains--

kl Times Agains--
'NBusiness is not the only thing to
feel a return of former prosperity.
The Elks lodge had it's biggest meet
ing of recent history Thursday night,
with IS new Elks initiated, with
Jake Tison's wild duck dinner, and
with session that didn't end un
til 1890 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-04
MARKETS .N iRiEF

Bntter, Los Angeles 33Hc; Butter
int, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
trade \, 42c; manufa cturing milk,
3sIae; route gathered cream, BE.
l.. A. Hay-U. =. No. I extra Ieafy.
x1D.Jl-:O; L. =. No. xI7.5O, 4 : No
: ieafy, Sis; L No. =, S16; Minne-
apOlis flax 2OS-22O.