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Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
Parents DISCOVER
Body of Daughter

SUPERIOR, Ariz., Feb. II. U,R)-
Mf. and Mrs. Fred Stoll were out
riding last night. A motorcycle bear
ing youth and young girl passed
them.
Fred, that looks like Marjorie on
that thing" Mrs. Stoll said. Catch
them and let's see
Stoll speeded his automobile. A
few miles down the highway they
found the motorcycle, overturned in
ditch. Beside it lay the body of
young woman. 1t was their daugh-
ter, Marjorie, II.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
NaVal Delegates Ready
For Crucial Conference

ships are auXiliaries.
So divergent are views Of the dele
gates, and so real their anxiety as to
what Japan and Germany may do,
that a special meeting is to be held
to discuss the problem.
Japan left the conference because
its demand for equality with the
United States and Britain was not
conceded. Germany was not invit =
ed.
Americas delegates want to limit
ships to $4,000 tons, with IA inch
guns. The French and Italians,
particularly, want to limit battle
ships to $4,000 tons if possible, with
13 inch or even u inch guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
Murderess Sues to
Recover S4OO JeWels

PHOENIX. AriZ., Feb. 12 UP)-
Lillian F. Hartnett, convicted MUIR
deress, today filed suit in superior
court here to recover S400 in jewels
from the estate of the woman She
killed.
Miss Hartnett, pensioned Buffalo.
n. Y. policeWoman, is serving a SEN
tence Of 25 to 80 years for killing
Alice E Rasp, her close friend and
companion for IS years. during
quarrel over Miss Rasp's alleged ap-
preparation of jewelry ana money
belonging TO the convicted woman.
The suit named as defendant jus
tice Of the Peace Harry Westfall, ad-
ministrator Of Miss Rasp's estate.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
ADDITIONAL NEWS
OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Friends Guests AT
Dan Scott Home

MELOLAND-Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Scott entertained several friends
on two occasions recently. On
Thursday night guests for dinner
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mayo and
daughters of Ell Centre, and Sam
Fusco and j. D. Houston of Los
Angeles.
Over night guests OF the Scots
on Friday included Mrs. SCOTS
mother, Mrs. Ethel ONeil of Los
Angeles, and Mrs. Maevin Parry
and her daughter who are spend
ing the winter at Palm Springs.
The party motored to San Diego
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
Extending Neutrality
Measure FaUored

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 UP)-The
senate foreign relations committee
voted unanimously today to ask the
senate to extend until May /, 1897,
the existing neutrality act designed
to keep the United States out of War.
The action would postpone the
administrations proposed perman-
ent neutrality act.
The committee also unanimously
agreed to amend the existing law by
adding a provision banning loans or
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
Californian Killed in
Leap From Airplane

OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. IL. URl,-
j. A. Sprague, Oakland, leaped 1000
feet from a rented airplane TO his
death in San Francisco today despite
frantic maneuvers of the pilot, =.
Henderson, to outwit him.
Henderson said the open bi-plane
left Oakland airport at 1855 a. m.
A few minutes later, he said he
sensed his passenger was standing
up. They had travelled about mile
over the water.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
STATE INCOME LEVIES
MULTIPLY WORRIES

SACRAMENTO. Feb. Il. UP
Headaches attributed to perplexing
problems of federal income tax re-
turns will be multiplied in Cali
fornia during the next two months
as wage and salary earnerS, busi-
ness heads and wealthy persons
struggle with their state income
tax reports which they must file
by April Is.
Similar in major respects to the
federal income tax law, the state
act provides for taxes ranging from
l per cent of net incomes not ex-
ceeding $1,000 annually to Is per
cent Of net incomes in excess Of
S250,000 a year. Generally, the
amount of tax paid in the average
brackets will be one-fourth that
contributed to the federal govern
ment.
To Enrich Treasury
The California state government
expects to enrich its treasury Sl0,-
100000 annually through the new
personal income tax which was
adopted for the double purpose of
raising revenue and combating a
drive against the retail sales tax
Since federal income tax returns
must be filed by March Is, Califor-
mans will receive practice in fill
ing out returns before they are
called upon to submit their state
returns.
A large majority of persons with
income will not be required to pay
anything, because deductions and
exemptions will reduce their net
incomes below the taxable level.
For example, the same exemp-
tions permitted by the federal gov-
eminent will be observed by the
state-S2500 for married persons,
with S400 extra for each depen-
dent, and $1,000 for single persons.
In addition, deductions will be per-
mitted for taxes and contributions
to charitable, religious and welfare
organizations. The state, however,
will not extend credit for a per-
centage Of earned income" as the
1tQ6Edl SONeTIlIIle1J uOtS.
Employees Not Exempt
Employees of the state, counties.
cities, school districts and other
political subdivisions are not ex-
empt from the state act. They do
not have to pay a federal income
tax, but they must contribute to
the state under the new law. Fed
eral employees working in Califor-
MIA are exempt, however.
Every single person must file a
return-whether or not he pay a
tax-if his net income is $1,000 or
over. Joint returns for husband
and wife may be filed if the net
income is $500 or more, or the
gross income $4,000 or more.
The net income of a person may
be determined by substracting GER
tain allowable deductions from the
total, or gross income. The deduc-
tions include taxes, charitable con-
tributionS, interest on Indebtedness,
losses, a reasonable allowance" for
wear of property used in the trade
or business and for depletion of
natural deposits Of mines, oil and
gas wells and timber Gross in
come includes the total of all SAL
aries, wages, commissions. fees, in
terest on bank deposits, notes and
bonds. dividends on stock and in
come from fiduciaries or partner
ships.
After making the allowable de-
ductions from the gross income and
arriving at the amount of the net
income, the individual may then
subtract the amount of personal ex-
emption and credit for dependents
to determine the balance subject
TO taxation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12

assistants testified they sold equip
ment to both Bolivia and Paraguay
during the Gran Chaco dispute be-
fore this country imposed an arms
embargo on shipments to the COM
batants.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12

Sugar beet growers are being
signed up for the reopening of the
Hamilton City, Glenn county, sugar
factory.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
FORMER OMAN TO
TRACE TRADE IN
DEADLY WEAPONS
Copyright 1886 by United Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. u (UP)-The senate munitions
committee will wind up its public hearing next week by
investigating the trade in armament for the underworld
it learned today The committee summoned former
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12

Grain bags manufactured by San
Quentin prisoners will be 6M cents
each fob. the dock San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12

Several new buildings are being
constructed at the state nursery,
Davis, Yolo county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12

Chris Hansen, Birds Landing, So
lano county, is experimenting with
an early crop of Sudan grass for
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
Copyright 1886 By United Press

LONDON, Feb. II. U,R) = Naval
conferees of the United States, the
British empire, France and Italy
prepared today for the most import
ant problem of their meeting-the
limitation of battleships, the floating
fortresses TO which all other fighting
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12
Closing Out Sale
At Lir1go's

Nine years of successful business
in the same place will be brought
to an end this week when Mrs
S. O. Lingo closes her Smart Shoppe
at the conclusion of her big sale
which begins Thursday.
All merchandise in the store is
reduced for this sale, nothing has
been brought in and some fine
values will be found by shoppers
who patronize the event.
Mrs. Lingo has found that this
store and the one III Fullerton are
too much for her to handle and
as she now makes her home in the
latter city, has decided to close
the leeal shop. Mrs. Lingo will be
here for the sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-12

Heber-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maur-
er entertained with bridge party
on Friday night of last week. Those
accepting the hospitality of the
Maurers were the Messers. and
Mesdames Walter Wakefield, Judd
Humphries, Joe Williams, Spike
Shaw. James Holcomb, William
Wallace, Miss Mary Slayton and
John Moon Prizes were awarded
to Mrs. Judd Humphries for high
scores; Miss Slayton and James
Holcomo, low.
Evening star., 1936-07-26
kosoxins Section
You've Got to Put Up q Front
Continued from pose four
Confinvsd from pose four

same type of too-muchness. Mr.. Bar
ker's dignity wasn't soothed even
when, five days later, his clothes came
back by insured parcel post with the
money still in their pockets.
1t would have been further ruffied
if Mr.. Barker had heard what was
said when, at last, Cornelius confided
his secret to Mr.. Werfel and Mrs.
Cornelius Brunt, the one-time Edna
Werfel.
That's greatr' Papa Werfel roared.
Serves him right - the stuffed shirt!
Course l knew part of it. Recognized
that blue suit of his the minute I saw
you in it. That's why l was willing
to 60 to New York. That's why l was
willing to have you marry Edna. It's
a damned dull world, Corny, and so
help me - I always prayed for a SON.
in-law with imaginationr'
The End
Evening star., 1936-07-26
Nosozine Section

down to your office and settle this
matter up quick"
Gould we stop at the house for
few things?" Edna asked.
And, figuring fast, Corny said. yes.
if they made it snappy.
1t was years before Otto Werfel
learned all that had happened that
night. Partly. because George Hark-
ness Barker never spoke to him again.
To creep home. naked, at midnight.
and get a message, and dress, and
hurry to the residence of rich but
vulgar and eccentric neighbor, to find
the place dark and locked - that was
too much.
And then to be curtly informed
by wire the next morning that MIR.
Werfel had decided to build the library
himself, with the assistance of MIR.
Brunt, was more than enough OF the
Evening star., 1936-07-26

She slipped her arm through his.
'Of course not. Don't be silly, dar-
ling. Janet explained. 1t was just pub
licity. One has to put up with it
it's part of the game"
1t was as though her warm familiar
voice had been overlaid by some other
tones. But she had understood. Gale
drew quick sigh of relief. And for no
reason that he could think of he knew
that he was desperately unhappy.
(To De Costisvsd Next Week)
Evening star., 1936-07-26
THIS WEEK

So Lois came UP the drive on foot
and Gale strobe to meet her Not quite
so fast as he had intended. Something
about her - he was still too be-
wildered with anxiety to recognize
it - checked him. She was little
like someone else - he didn't know
whom. He didn't care. She was still
Lois.
Its these pictures" he stammered.
81 came straight back. You didn't
think - you didn't believe -"
Evening star., 1936-07-26
Doshing Young Lady
Continvsd from poge seven
Continued from poss seven

swung down the track ahead of the
pack to crash the record, exactly
as her coach had predicted, at 6.4
seconds.
Here are the records Helen already
has set. You might want to paste them
in your hat to compare with Olympic
accomplishments - either Helen's or
those of some girl lucky and fast
enough to beat her:
Fifty yards, So seconds; SO meters,
ga seconds; 60 yards, SO seconds; 100
yards, l0.6 seconds; 100 meters, lis
seconds; 22O yards. 1872 seconds; 200
meters, 23.6 seconds; discus, 129 feet,
l inch; standing broad jump, 8 feet,
81 inches; shot put, Al feet, IL inches.
On various occasions she has hung
up two records in the same meet!
Setting the records for both the 100
yard and 22O yard dashes at Toronto
left track coaches gasping. Incident
ally, her time of 1872 seconds for the
220 yards cut one-tenth of a second
off Stella Walsh's record of 23.3.
How do Helen's marks compare
with those of Babe Didrickson, Amer
ican star of the 1882 games? 1t is i'm
possible to compare them, for Miss
Didrickson's best marks were made
in the hurdles. javelin throw and high
jump.
Says Coach Moore: Helen is work.
ing especially to prepare for the 100
meter and the relay dashes on the
track, and the discus and high jump
on the field. have planned her train
ing schedule 50 she should be in top
form for the Games in Berlin"
Evening star., 1936-07-26

could not resist them. She dreaded the
sight of Gales name. the yelled refer
ences, the apparently playful and
friendly comments that were more
deadly than frank attack.
She read now, helpless to defend
herself, THE rumors that young Gale
Thornton whose abrupt rise to star
dom has been the years wonder, has
gone high-hat are quite baseless. He
is still the most lovable, simple-hearted
of our screen heroes. All that is the
matter with him is what is the matter
with most of us - just matrimony. A
little bird whispers that the new young
wife from the Eastern farm doesn't
quite approve of his old friends. May
be she'll change her mind. Minds do
change quite often in these parts"
And then on the two pages facing
each other were two rather blurred
pictures of two scenes in the same rail-
way station - without captions. None
were needed.
Lois closed the magazine carefully.
She felt as though she had inadvert-
emily pried into something that she
should not have seen. After that she
didn't seem to feel anything at all.
How long she stood there at the table,
holding the magazine like some deadly
thing she dared not let out of her
hands, she did not know. She did
realize suddenly that she was no
longer alone and turned and saw Janet
Courteney in the open doorway.
$50 you've seen that damn thing?
l guess Gale hasn't or he'd be here
too Maybe he's breaking somebody's
neck. 1t ought to be mine. It's all my
fault. l started that silly business. I
thought had to - with Gale walk
ing out on our publicity line and
marrying you without a word of warn
ing. Something had to be done about
it. But l never thought the boys and
girls would get that rough. l guess you
got their goat that night. It's their
way of showing you where you get
off," Janet put her arm over Lois
shoulder. You poor dumb kid! There
never was a thing in the world be-
tween Gale and me. l guess he never
thought of anyone but you in all his
innocent young life. 1t was just
stunt"
1T doesn't matter what it was,"
Lois said quietly. IF it isn't you, it
will be somebody else. I've really
known it from the beginning - when
Gale came home. He hadn't really
come home. He had gone away for
good. l couldn't 60 with him either
not really. didn't belong
never can. But one day - there'll be
someone who does and then it will be
finished" She began to shake all over.
She said with the same piteous sim
plicity. 1T was all wrong of me. But
/ do love him 50.
Janet did not find the right answer
not Immediately. She was shaken
too right out of herself, for the first
and perhaps the only time in her life.
At first sight of those two >treacher-
ously misleading pictures she had been
annoyed and family sorry. and had
come along to laugh them of. But see
ing that stricken young face, some
thing genuinely ashamed and compass
sionate had stirred in her. She saw
Lois too for the first time. She saw
beauty in her - another beauty than
her own - and capacity for feeling
Evening star., 1936-07-26
This Is Ny Wife "
Continved from poss thirteen

which she did not possess and did not
want to possess since it would get her
nowhere. But it touched her.
She led Lois into a pink and blue
place which was called boudoir be-
cause it was the smallest room in the
house and had a scented. family stale
smell of intimacy. She sat down be-
side her. her arm still over the girls
shoulder
Sure you love him. And he loves
you. And you're going to keep on
loving each other. People do - even
in this Fools Paradise. But you've
got to make it easy. You mustn't buck
the tide. Gales got swell job -
while it lasts. But he's just a nice
looking kid that people fall for in
heaps, and maybe tomorrow he'll be
on the skids. And don't fool yourself.
It'll break his heart. Once you've had
the limelight you've got to 60 on hav-
ing it."
Il can't help him." Lois said dog
gedly. "And ought not to have mar
ried him ="
Maybe not. He shouldn't have
married anyone. He should have kept
the fans guessing and hoping. But he
did. Maybe that's what he wanted.
Sure you can help. You've got to. It's
only fair. You've got to play the game
and play it better than the rest of US.
You can. You've got the looks. Only
you don't know how to use 'em.
You've got to make this place sit up
and take notice. You can. I'll show
you"
Lois yielded herself passively. So
that an hour later, when Gale rang up
frantically from the studio, she was at
Madame Natzke's Paris Salon and
Janet with her. was saying. This is
Gale Thornton's wife. And that's what
you've got to make her look like, if it
breaks him."
Secretly Janet punched herself. Her
wave of contrition had carried her a
long way. maybe I'm just Girl
Guide after ALL" she thought, doing
my days stunt"
Meantime Gale had driven home
in the teeth of traffic laws and Rand's
schedule. He didn't care. He knew
Lois. If she had seen those pictures,
her honesty would know of no ex-
PLANTATION that it could accept. That
was what he loved in her. He loved all
that she so bravely and so stubbornly
stood for - since it was what he stood
for too. Most of all he had loved her
that night when she had flung her
fierce young condemnation in those
vacuous faces. as soldier, on the
verge of defeat, loves the flag that is
run up in the very face of the enemy.
He had felt as though a fresh battalion
had been rushed up to his support,
in the very nick of time.
And now those wretched pictures
with their vicious insinuation of a
cheap faithlessness! Her hurt ached in
his very bones. He couldn't wait. He
found himself pacing the terrace of
their incredible home in an agony of
love and pity and anger. He wanted
to kill someone. He'd shake the dust
of the place off his feet. If only .she
would understand. Then when Janet s
pale blue coupe pulled up at the gates
he stopped dead, aware of a crisis.
Janet saw him and waved.
Meet your wife, darling!' she called,
laughed and drove on.
Evening star., 1936-07-26

Olympics. Althougharesident of Cleve-
land, Miss Walsh is still a Polish citi-
zen, and will 60 to the Olympics as
representative of Poland.
At the Central Championships meet
in Chicago last March, Stella watched
Helen clip down another meet record
-two-tenths of second off the sc
seconds for the SO meters - and
walked over with outstretched hand.
Good luck, Helen! Stella said.
'I'l look for you in Berlin"
When Helen spoke of racing over
plowed ground she knew what she was
talking about. She grew up in the
modest home three miles from Fulton,
where she still lives. The house is sur
rounded by meadows, pastures, wood
lands and fields of corn and grain.
It's a house almost hidden under big
trees, surrounded by fields which her
father tills. Her mother, a slender,
trinity dressed woman with pleasant
greeting for everybody, takes pride
in pointing out the various trophies
and awards Helen has won on the
cinder path. The trophies gleam and
shine from convenient places upon the
piano in the living room. over the fire
place mantel in Helen's room, and on
the center table.
Her kid brother" Robert Lee
Stephens. IL years old, will drag out
voluminous scrapbooks filled with clip
pings from St. Louis, Kansas City and
local newspapers telling of her record
breaking performances.
did you do your share of the farm
work while you were growing up?"
we ask Helen.
Surely. was the only child until
Robert Lee came along"
But she won't milk the cows any
more" says Robert, II have to do
that!'
Milking is a mans work." Helen
retorts. Besides. l can cook, can't
Ii"
And where did you first practice
running?"
She laughs. why. I began by chas-
ing rabbits all over these fields! And
l could catch them, too - some
times. And of course on the school
ground we boys and girls did lot of
running. l read everything could lay
my eyes on about girl athletes, and
particularly about track competition.
was pretty young, guess. when l
decided to become track star"
"Yes, you were young - ten years
old" laughs Mrs. Stephens. Il re-
member how you read the stories of
the Olympic Games of 1928, and how
you said:
Mother. I'm going to race in the
Olympics some day."
Helen graduated from the grammar
grades at the one-room neighborhood
school, and during her first year in
high school drove into town in the
early morning for her studies and back
again at night.
Graduating from the high school
last year, she entered William Woods
College at Fulton in the fall. But she
insisted upon retaining Coach Moore
as her mentor. All through the winter
he put his charge through consistent
course OF training.
Helen has no fancy formulas for
training -" Just plain food, with very
little sweets and pastries. Regular
hours for everything. Of course don't
drink, and ! don't smoke. And sleep
eight and half to nine hours every
night"
The National Indoor A. A. u. meet
was moved up this year to February
IL. Moore announced that Helen
Stephens would compete in the So
meter dash again.
"How fast will Helen run this time?"
asked the sports writers.
Il predict that she will break her
record of sc seconds for this race, by
Evening star., 1936-07-26

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Evening star., 1936-11-01
Former Officials Guests
Mr.. William S. Thrall Is Dinner Host
at LeonardtoWn Hotel.

yellow chrysanthemums. while Ed
ward Gillespie. wearing q black vel
vet suit, was the ring bearer.
The bridegroom had as his best
man his brother, Mr.. Carlton Stoak-
ley. The ushers were Mr. Charles
Scrivener of Baltimore, Md, and Mr..
Harrington Knots, brother Of the
bride.
Following the ceremony q recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Scrivener left on their wedding
trip. On their return they will live
at II Edmondson Ridge road, Cations
vile, Md.
Announcement Is made Of the mar
riage Of Miss Eunice Graves, daughter
Of Mr.. James e. Graves and the late
Mrs. Graves Of RyceviIle. Md, and
Mr.. Sydney Turner, son of Mrs. Mary
c. Turner and the late Mr.. James T..
Turner. The marriage took place Oc-
tober II in the Immaculate Concep.
ton Roman Catholic Church, Me-
chanicsville. st. Marys County, Nd.
Miss Kitty Jones of Baltimore was
the maid Of honor. and Mr.. Charles
Turner. brother of the bridegroom,
was the best man. Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner will reside at Ryceville, Md.
Mrs. L. j. Sterling of Leonardtown
Is spending this week with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sterling. in Silver Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1936-11-01
Republican Women
Plan Month Pro8ram

The League Of Republican Women
will present an interesting and varied
program during November, their first
speaker to be former Representative
S. Wallace Dempsey, who will address
the members and their friends tomor-
row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock IN the
Italian Garden Of the Mayhower
Hotel.
Wednesday, November 1s, at 2:30
O'Clock, at league headquarters, Six
teenth street and Scott circle, Nine.
Dimitriu will open their international
program, her subject being, Women
of Rumania."
Capt. Rhoda Milliken will be the
guest speaker Friday. November 20, at
ll:30 O'Clock, In the club rooms, at the
first civic meeting, and will talk Of
her experience in England and COM
pare police methods Of the two colun-
tries.
Wednesday, November as, at 2:3o
o'clock, Mrs. Lyman swormstedt will
review "Gone With the Wind"
Friday. November ~. also at the
leagues club rooms, there will be .
card party at 2:30 o'clock.
On Tuesday evening the league and
the National Capital Republican Club
will be hosts to members and their
friends at radio-election-return
party. Light refreshments will be
served during the evening.