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Evening star., 1936-09-05
DIR. SHAPE GUEST
AT HAMLINE M. E.
"The Things Men Live
By" to Be Subject at
Morning Service.

DR.. Harold w. Shape will be the
guest preacher at Hamline M. E.
Church tomorrow morning. His topic
will be THE Things Men Live By"
The Epworth League will hold its
devotional meeting at the church at Z
O'Clock, with Miss Mary Havens, first
vice president, in charge. The topic
is "The Worlds Debt to Labor"
The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety will have a luncheon and busi-
ness meeting in the social hall Thurs
day, at IL o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid will have q food
and bake sale Friday in the afternoon
and lawn fete in the evening on the
church lawn.
DR.. H. w. Burgan. the pastor, will
return to the pulpit September l3.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
TrirnnH

pnatttur Ghrtattamttu
Evening star., 1936-09-05
RECTOR RETURNS
Rev. j. F. Elliott Will
Speak Tomorrow.

Rev. Josiah E. Elliott, rector of st.
Luke's Episcopal Church, has returned
from his vacation. He will celebrate
holy communion tomorrow at 7 am.
and will preach at the IL O'Clock
service.
A special service, under the auspices
of the Grand Chapter. Holy Royal
Arch Masons of the District Of Co
lumbia, will be held in the church
Tuesday night. The rector will de-
liver special sermon.
Lemuel s. Brown, q graduate this
year Of Howard University, will leave
September 8 for the Bishop Payne
Divinity School to begin his studies
for the ministry.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
SUBJECT GIVEN
1.-THE Decision of a Great
! Man." /" Topic.

Rev. J. Arthur Winn will preach
ht the First Congregational Church
tomorrow morning on THE Decision
Of a Great Man"
The midweek meeting will be held
Thursday at 7:45. Rev. Mr.. Winn will
speak on "Similarities and DiSimi-
larties in Prayer"
The Women's Society Executive
Committee will have a luncheon
meeting at the home of Mrs. w. w.
Gilbert, 1431 Geranium street, Thurs
day at 1890.
The I. c. Y. c. Club will meet at
the church at 10 o'clock Tuesday.
Luncheon will be served at IL o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Peck Memorial Chapel.

Rev. Irving w. Ketchum is back
from his vacation and will conduct
the service tomorrow morning and
preach on Getting and Holding a
Christian Attitude"
The Fall opening Of the Sunday
school will take place September 13
at Gas am.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Zion Baptist, Southwest.

DR.. j. M. Ellison has for his subject
tomorrow morning, THE Convictions
of the True Preacher" At 6 pm. the
C. E. Society will present a special
program in which all the persons par
ticipating are blind. Evening worship
is at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Jones Memorial NJ r,

Holy communion and sermon at II
am. by pastor, DR.. Julius s. Carroll.
At 8 pm. Randall Memorial M. E.
Church, Deanwood, joins in a union
service. Sermon by Rev. D. M. Pleas
ants, pastor of Randall Memorial.
Get-together meeting of members
and friends Of the church Wednesday
night.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Third Baptist.

DR.. George o. Bullock's topic to-
morrow at IL am. is God Has No
Respect of Person" At 8 pm. he
will preach q special sermon. The
Y. P. c. Z. Society at 4, and pm
Prayer meeting Tuesday, 8 to 10
pm, and Thursday, 8 to pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Metrouolitan PRESBYTERIAN.

The Labor Sunday services will con-
sist of a sermon by the pastor, DR..
Freeley Rohrer, on The Best Rewards
of Labor" The vesper service at 6
pm. will be in charge Of the Mems
Bible Glass. Earl C. King and John
d. McDuffie will be the speakers. The
communion service will be held Sep
tember 13.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Mount Carmel BAPTIST.

Rev. A. l. E. Weeks, executive sec
retary of the Stewardship Evangelical
Association, will be the guest speaker
tomorrow. His subject will be Stew
ardship." At the morning worship the
topic will be God Owns ALL" At the
evening worship the topic will be
God Requires Acknowledgment"
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Congress Street NJ. p.

The Harrison Bible Glass will meet
tomorrow at 9;45 am. William H.
Harrison, president, will preside. Ben
H. johnson will have charge of
the lesson. DR.. Hirl A. Kester. the
pastor, will give a short talk. James
S. Mccarthy, deputy United States
marshal, will be the guest speaker.
The lesson theme is christianity
Facing Other Religions.
DR.. Kester will preach at II am.
on Our Father Who Art in Heaven" !"
Communion will be served.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Grace Reformed.

DR.. Henry H. Ranck, who has been
on vacation during August. will preach
tomorrow morning on THE Labor
Sunday Message"
Sunday school activities will be re-
sumed. Monthly meeting of the con-
sistory Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
First Baptist, HyattsvilIe.

The pastor will preach tomorrow on
Eternal Life" at the morning service.
The evening service will be unified.
beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The pastor
will speak on Cooperation in Saliva
ton" The subject for the prayer
meeting Wednesday is The Church
at Antioch"
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Mckinley Memorial Baptist.

Rev. John w. Wood of High Point,
N. c., will preach at IL am. Rev. M.
Brown will preach to the Christian
Union Club at pm. Rev. John w.
Gaines will preach at $50 pm.
The deaconess board will serve din
ner at the church Labor day. Prayer
meeting Tuesday at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
st. Andrews Episcopal.

Rev. A. j. Wilder, the rector, has
returned from vacation and will hold
services tomorrow. Holy communion,
8 am; service and sermon, IL am.
The sermon topic Is ''The Spiritual
Effects of Labor"
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Covenant PRESBYTERIAN.

Rev. Samuel Robinson Allison, as
sistant minister, will have charge Of
the service Sunday morning at II
o'clock. His subject will be The Story
of GeIazi." Judge james Quarles
will teach the adult Sunday school
class at 10 o'clock on Turning to
the GentileS,"
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Church Of the Brethren.

The church services will be con-
Quoted by the pastors brother, DR..
Warren D. Bowman, q member Of the
faculty of Juniata College, Hunting
don, Pa. Morning worship, l0:l5.
Subject-"n the Heart Keeps Right" I"
Evening worship. Subject-"Getting
Along with People"
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Ali Saints Episcopal.

Grounds Of Altruism" is the sub
ject of Rev. Henry Teller Cooke to-
morrow for the II o'clock service.
Holy communion at this service, as
well as at the early service at 7:30.
The Sunday school will begin session
September 20.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
DIR. GILMORE SPEAKER
Substitutes for George
town Presbyterian Pastor

At the Georgetown Presbyterian
Church tomorrow, in the absence of
Rev. Robert M. Skinner, who is on
his vacation, DR.. Robert c. Gilmore
will preach at IL am.
The Young Peoples Societies will
meet at $50 pm. in Cissel Chapel.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Chew Chase Baptist.

At the morning service Rev. Edward
o. Clark will exchange pulpits with
Rev.. William E. La Rue, pastor Of
Takoma Park Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Reh0both Baptist.

Rev. A. H. s. johnson will preach.
At II am, If Necessary" and 7:30
pm, THE History of Sonships."
Evening star., 1936-09-05
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS Christian.

Rev. Arthur p. Wilson, who has re-
turned from his vacation. will occupy
the pulpit tomorrow. giving Labor
day message on The Christian In
fiuence in Social Unrest" There will
be no evening service.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Galhraifh A. M. E. z.

Rev. Daniel c. Pope will preach at
II am. on Working Together With
God" and in the evening on Jesus.
the Good Shepherd"
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E.

At IL am. tomorrow Rev. Walter
Franklin Atkinson will give q Labor
day sermon on THE Divine Work and
the Worker" Prayer service Thurs
day at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Activities in Local Churches

mans" and at 7:45 pm. on "Some
Famous Christian Ships" He will
also teach the Darlington -Berea Bible
Class.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Fifth BAPTIST.

DR.. John E. Briggs has returned
from the Bible conference at Ocean
Grove, N. j., and will preach tomor-
row at IL am. on THE Three Great
I AIMS of the Apostle Paul in Ro-
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Metropolitan Wesley A. M. E. z.

Preaching at IL am. by Bishop
C. C. Alleyne and holy communion;
8 pm, preaching by Rev. John w.
Mccoy, the pastor; Tuesday, 8 pm,
joy service; Friday. 8 pm, prayer
service.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
WoOdside Methodist.

Dr. Ralph Della Smith will preach
at IL am. on "Recompense." The
sacrament of the Lords supper will
be administered. Epworth League
meets at pm.
A fried chicken dinner will be
served by the Ladies' Aid Society
September II from TO 8 pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Second Baptist,

Rev. j. S. Holloman will preach
at IL am. on Borrowed Trouble"
and in the evening on THE Nature
of Repentance"
Evening star., 1936-09-05
sOpen Door Church.

The pastor will speak tomorrow at
II o'clock. Communion service will
follow. At pm. there will be the
open-air service in Judiciary Park
The young people meet at S pm. for
prayer, followed by a. luncheon. and
their program Is at 7.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
Ryland Methodist.

"The Eternal Foundations Of Social
Justice" is the subject of Rev. Mr..
Newell's sermon at the II am service.
Holy communion will be administered.
He has Just returned from Brattleboro,
VT, where he served as vacation
preacher in the First M. E. Church.
Evening star., 1936-09-05
r;ft.ertb Street presbvt.r;an

Fifteenth Street Presbyterian.
DR.. H. B. Taylor has returned after
a months vacation and will preach
tomorrow at IL am. on Christ. the
ALL Important Question"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04

Confession that he was respon-
siblc for the burglarizin9 of many
Ell Centre homes between Deem
Der Is, 1885, and January 81, 1886,
Neil Beckman, alias Leo Becker,
led Ell Centric police to his home
in the jungles south east of the
Ell Centre city limits Monday night
where police found an amazing
accumulation of articles neatly tied
up and packed.
The accumulation included cloth
ing, food, pans, tooth brushes, scis-
sors, baby powder, shoes, clocks
cups, etc, according to records at
the police station. The official dock
ct at headquarters listed AZ items
many of the items including as
many as half a dozen articles. The
list included 80 candles the man
oaid he took from the Catholic
church.
When r. B. WhitelaW, Ell Centre
attorney, saw a man walking along
the street clad from head to foot
in clothing taken from the White
law home December 16, 1885, it
was a sad day Tor the illicitly clad
pedestrian. WhitelaW obtained the
aid of Jack Tackett, city police
man, and Beckman soon was busy
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04

hCpes Of CaleXico civic leaders
that the project night pass
through the border city near the
international boundary. Calexico
has presented an almost united
front in asking for the border
routing
Only official word from Wash
ington is needed to put ITO men
and teams to work on the approx
ed route, J. H. F'ertig, division
engineer for the United States re-
clamation bureau, said. Two hun
dred men and teams will be work
ing on the route by next Monday,
he believes.
Solves Problem
The decision was hailed by Chan
Livingston, director of the Nation
al Unemployment Service in this
cCdnty, as the solution to a vex-
ing problem.
If the order had not come
through at this time" said Living
ston, all the men still working on
the force account section would
have returned to this office in
search for work. Since none of
these men are recipients of relief
and do net colle within the class
ification for assignment to canal
work in other sections, that is,
they have not been on relief prior
to Nov. l, 1885, the situation would
have been a difficult one.
Men now employed on force ac-
count, and those recently laid off
pending the route decision may
report at the Calexico office, Liv-
ingston said. They have already
cleared through the re-employ-
ment office and been assigned to
the new canal sector. The maxi
mum number employed on the
force account-23O men-may be
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
LEGAL RIGHTS.
DOUBTED BY.
STATE HEADS.
L. A. Police Squad
Arriues to Enforce
Ban on TrampS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. A.
(UP)-Arizona state auth
critics prepared today to
resist strenuously any at
tempt on the part of Cali
fornia officials to unload INDECENT
transients on this state or to pre-
vent their free passage from Arl-
IONA into California.
The golden state legally cannot
prevent any person from en-
toring its borders, Atty. Gen. John
L. Sullivan declared.
Naturally" he said, I'VE will re-
sist any attempt by California TO get
rid CT it's indigents by sending them
here. If California wants to take
indigents on her side of the border
and put them in bull pens and work
them, that's their affair, although
it's a rather strange Interpretation
of their advertised invitations to the
world to come and bask in the sun
shine and orange groves"
Gov. B. B. Moeur said he had re-
quested officials of counties on the
California border to keep him adj
viSed of the situation
According to Atty. Gen. Sullivan,
no individual state has the legal
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
.LECIONNA|RES
APPOINT nice
TO AID VETS
Bonus Committee to
Serve for County
Ex-Soldiers

Charles E. Nice, county
veterans service officer, was
appointed chairman of a
committee composed of rep
resentatives of each valley
Legion pest, to take care of all
bonus applications, this appoint
ment being made at Mondays
meeting of the intcrpost council
in WeStmorland
The committee plans to open
offices in each town in the valley
TO handle the applications from
that community.
An Americanism program was
adopted which will consist largely
of presenting programs in the
schools and for various civic or
CARNATIONS.
A committee was appointed to
make preparations for radio
Americanism program which will
be given some time between Lin
coin and Washington's birthdays.
After the business meeting the
iaen joined the auxiliary members
who had their county council
meeting in Westmorland, pictures
of the st. Louis convention being
shown the joint group. Westmor-
land unit members served refresh
mentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
H0LDUP TRIO
BEAT VICTIMS
IN HOLTv|LLE
Robbers Injure Fiue
Men in Outrages
Monday Night

Three unidentified men
successfully carried out
three stick-ups in the Holt
vile area Monday night, adj
ministering a brutal beating
to five of their victil:is, according
to Sheriff Robert Ware.
A Hindu, who apparently was
their first victim, was held up
five miles north east of Holtville
by three men in an automobile.
Mangel Singh, the Hindu, said they
took $25 and his watch from him.
The bandits then went to Holt
vile, the sheriff said, and picked
up three hitch mixers and offered
to give them a ride. They were
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
POWER GROUP
aims THREAT
AT DISTRICT
More Litigation Seen
In Unexpected
Utility Move

A move toward possible
further litigation to embar-
rass or block the Imperial
Irrigation Districts All AM
erican canal power program
was seen Tuesday by district dir
ectors in the receipt by them of
letters by the Nev-Cal Electric
Securities company threatening
suit to recover in the event the
federal circuit court rules in the
companys favor in another suit
now pending.
If the circuit court rules that
the act which the district proposes
to engage in the power business
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
on .Hc./
SYs
FRANK WATAtLAgI
by
10 aOlogH
BANZAI,

Goodbye dental pain! Say
Professor Hartman of Columbia
University he have discOv-
er a special medicine which
don't let you know what the
dentist are drilling for. Some
time they drilling so deep I'm
my mouth that | shall not be
surprise if they strike oil. Why
on the dickens don't the Profess
sOr discovering that pain nudger
before l just had my recent BIZ
cusPids elected? Or. why don't
| wait to finding out what sci
encc were going do about my
teeth? That are the way with
me always pulling out one
week too soon. Yesterday I
have receive my dentist bill.
viii somebody please showing
how to removing pain from
that... Excuse please, must
using telephoneJ Hello, please
hello operation connect
me at science please what
you say please Mrs. Telephone
Company Well. you see I
liking asking science II II are
good idea to paying my dentist
now or hesitate HELLO
OPERATION" Oh sunagun, she
have cut my wire.
That alright shall dednce
is from income tax and let
Uncle Sam pay for II. That
make me even.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
Third Assessment
Levy of District
Due by March 1st

Under the four-year payment
plan, Imperial Irrigation district
third installment assessment delin-
quencies must be paid by March !,
according to a letter sent by Miss
Winnie Barry, assessor collector, to
all those who come under this plan
OF payment.
If the payment is not made by
March l, the letter set forth. the
payer will have forfeited the right
to continue under that plan and
redemption then must be made UNI
der the general law which means
inclusion of all penalties, costs and
interest, Miss Barry explained
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
TRIBUTE TO
ELWOOD MEAD
WILL BE PAID

Tribute to the late DR.. Elwood
Mead, Commissioner of Reclama-
titn, will be paid by the Chamber
OF Commerce luncheon Wednesday
OF next week. The chamber lunch
con this week has been cancelled
because many directors are devot-
ing their time to furtherance of
the Better Housing program here.
The move of tribute to Mead
was inaugurated by the Spokane
Chamber Of Commerce, and in a
communication addressed to Man.
ager Rooert Hays of the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce, j. I. Kin
man, president of the Spokane
body, stated 1T seems fitting to
us that the reclamation states of
the west for whom DR.. Mead la
bored all his liic should at this
time in some fitting way show
an appreciation of his life and
mis- services TO our country"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
School Principals
To Meet Saturday

Principals of the county schools
will discuss problems of field days
and track meets at a luncheon
meeting Saturday at 2 o'clock in
the California hotel.
Ed Hausladen. rural supervisor
of San Bernardino. will be the
speaker and as he is considered an
authority on the subject, valley
principals are interested In hearing
him.
Principals of rural schools will
meet earlier in the day, at 1890
am in the instruction supervisors
office in the court house basement.
The citizenship committee will
give its report and state material
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04

be special event and race limit
ed to Imperial Valley boats.
This new additio not the list Of
events was arranged by The Post
Press in cooperation with Bob Hays,
local maestro in bringing the ma
tionally famous regatta to Salton
Sea. The race will be officially
known as the Post-Press Imperial
Valley Open Championship. Here's
the way it came about:
The regatta is not a localized
aquatic race. On the contrary,
il is very much national and
even international, as the races
are against national speed records
ard by national professionals and
dovctees of the sport. These en-
thusiasts are cracks, the cX-
ports of the game, the pros"
Continued on Page 6; Col. AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
More Fire Victims
Hunted in Dam Ruins

NEEDLES, Calf, Feb A. (UP)-Workman searched
the ruins of Parker Dam construction camp dormitory
today for possible additional victims of fire which took
the lives of at least seven workers.
While ashes of the dormitory being sfted Cor
r. E. Williams of San Bernardino county ordered
rolca in attempt to identify three bodies charred be-
vond recognition and for several others who could
not be located in preliminary check.
sThe fire destroyed every building the Colorado river
camp except 1t believed to have started in linen
closet shortly before dawn and consumed the two story
wooden dormory before all the sleeping could be
aroused
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
IMPORT TRADE
GAINS THROUGH
BORDER PORTAL

Definite indications that general
business conditions are improving
is reflected in the January, 1886,
imports and exports which passed
through the United States Gus
toms port at Calexico
H. F.. Shepherd, deputy collect
or in charge furnished the follow
ing figures:
Dutiable imports ,...... $106,582.
Free IMPORTS .............. S 58,988.
TOTAL $165,570.
Total exports for the same per-
iod amounted to $175,559, showing
q. healthy balance for merchandise
shipped out Of the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
Adella Greene Files
Action for Divorce

Suit for divorce was filed in The
county clerks office Tuesday by
Adella Martha Greene against Viii
liam Bob Greene, charging failure
to provide and extreme cruelty
The couple married in Yuma,
April IS, 1884, and separated August
10, 1884, according to the complaint.
Mrs. Greene said there are no chila-
rem and no community property. She
asked the court for permission to re-
sumo her maiden name, Adella
Martha ValuSek
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
Arizona Growers
File Suit Seeking
Cotton Tax Return

PHOENIX, Feb. 4. U.P)- Seven
teen Arizona cotton growers today
filed suit in federal court to in
sure return to them of 1,O0O they
paid in Bankhead cottron control
act taxes.
In their suit which named Fed
eral Revenue Collector Phil c. Mer-
rill as defendant, the growers ask
ed that the tax be impounded in
court until the Bankhead act eth
or is repealed or declared uncon-
stitutiopal, and that Merrill be en-
Joined from levying a ginning tax
until the case is decided finally.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04

NAMED FOR
PEN PROBE

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. 4. W.P)
Sixteen acknowledgement civic,
church and prison authorities to-
day were asked by Gov. Henry
Horner to serve on a commission
to investigate the Illinois prison
system.
Since Richard Loeb, wealthy
young slayer of Bobby Franks, Vas
slashed to death by a fellow-con-
Vict at Statewide prison last week,
numerous charges of laXity and
favoritism in Illinois prisons have
been made in the press, Homer
said. He said thorough and
impartial investigation" appeared
necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
STRIKES SNAG
WORLD TRADE
In DISPUTES
By UNITED PRESS

Strikes and other labor troubles
impeded business in many parts of
the world today.
The more important developments
included:
PEKIN, Ill.-General strike in
sympathy with distillery workers,
hampers industrial city.
NEW YORKSHIRE call awaited
by 10000 elevator operators and 9TH
er service employees in 1900 sky
scrapers and factories; 10000 MILL
merry workers called out.
LONDON-Strike of 1900 market
employees leaves London and sur
rounding territory without meat.
SANTIAGO, Chile-Troops called
out to stop sabotage by striking
state railroad workers.
WILLEMSTAD, Rioting
attends strike of oil workers
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
Meeting Planned to
Organize Yacht Club

Members of the Ell Centre Junior
chamber Of commerce and boat
owners of Imperial Valley who wish
to do SO will attend a meeting at
7 o'clock next Thursday night at
the chamber of commerce building
in Ell Centre to perfect formation of
the Imperial Yacht club sponsored
by the junior chamber.
Election of officers and appoint
ment of committees will feateure the
meeting called Monday night when
the junior chamber of commerce
held its weekly session. Officers will
perform their first official duties
next Sunday at the first annual
Mid-Winter Sandy Beach Regatta
On Salton Sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
Jorge Bersalona
Rites Wednesday

Funeral sci vices for Jorge Bcr-
Salona, will be conducted Wednes-
day at 2 pm. at the funeral chapel
Of B. E. Lemons.
Bersalona was a member of
Gran Oriente Filipino Mactan
Lodge No. 80, A F. and AM s.
M and the lodge will officiate, in
viting friends and brothers TO at
tend.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-04
Capt. Eplett Leaves
For Hawaiian Charge

Capt. R. Eplett, officers in charge
of the Salvation Army unit here
since last July, is leaving Ell Cen
tro to take charge of the Waimes
corps on Kauai island of the
Hawaiian group.
Ensign Jams Hoogstad of Long
Beach will arrive in Ell Centre to
assume charge of the corps here.
He is eXnected Thursday.