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Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
Final Diphtheria
Treatment Given

Second and last shots of toxoid
in the diphtheria immunization
work being conducted in the Ell
Centre schools were completed
Tuesday by DR.. Warren F.. Fox,
county health officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
STATE RESTS CASE
AGAINST QUEEN HELEN

LOS ANGELES. Dec. Is. tU.P)
The state today rested its case
against "Queen" Helen Werner:
her husband, former city a.tor-
ney Erwin Pete" Werner. and
JOSeph Weinblatt. minor p0litl-
clan, who are on trial. charged
with conspiracy TO receive
bribe from liquor license holder
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
MRS. SIMPSON HAS
LONG PHONE TALK
WITH EX>MONARCH
LAST MINUTE
FLASHES
SOCIAL SECURITY
LAW ATTACKED

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. tU,P)
An attack OH the taxing pro-
visiOns of the Social Security
law was filed with the supreme
court today with a plea that be-
cause of great public impor-
tance" the high tribunal rule on
the laws cOnstitutiOnality at
once.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
Two Plead Nor Guilty
To Extortion Charges;
Trial SET for January
Move to Obtain Reduction in $4,000 Bail for Mrs
York Denied by Judge; Shotgun Killing
Put on January Calendar

Chester York and Mary Martin York. his wife, pleaded
not guilty in superior court Tuesday morning to 10 counts
of eXtortion and of conspiracy.
They will be tried during the Jan criminal trials
calendar An effort by W. E. Abraham, defense counsel
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
CENER ALISSIMO
REPORTED PUT TO
DEATH IN CHINA
Chang Kai-Shek, Government Chief,
Held Slain by Disgruntled Rebel After
Refusing War With Japan

i TOXIC. Dec Is. (UP)-Dome news agency announced
today its Shanghai correspondent reported Chang Hsue
Lang ousted Manchuran lord had executed Chang
Ka-Shek generalssimo of the Marking government of
China The correspondent Domei said, reported Chang
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
Programs Provide for Lonely Yuletides
And Long Separation; Angered by
Attack on Mutual Friends
90

CANNES Dec. Is. CUP)-Mrs Wallis Simpson and
the Duke of Windsor-Edward VIII of Great Britain
talked length the telephone today and drafted their
programs for the next few weeks
1t was understood the programs provided not only
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
EXTORTION SUSPECT
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Los ANGELES. Dec. Is. UR)-.
To the surprise of federal agents
who claimed he confessed, James
F. Hall, 20, Navy trombonist,
snapped, mot guilty" today to
charges of attempting to extort
$1,000 from Ginger Rogers.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
Storm Swallows
Missing Liner
On Utah Flight
Fleet of Trucks Speeds Over Mountain,
Desert Roads in Search of Luxury
Ship; Missing Ten Hours

LOS ANGELES Dec. Is. (UP)-A fleet of trucks
speeding mountain and desert roads in south
Utah today in search of Western Air Express tran
sport plane missing for than 10 hours with four
passengers and of three aboard The plane, en-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
New Traffic Worries

New Traffic Worries
Ell Centro became in fact and
in effect a rural community Tues
day, all because someone's family
milk COW found the lure OF city
life irresistible. The bovine city
goer first came to RR's attention
ambling along State street in the
vicinity of the Mayan hotel. The
for the moment became
he object of Mrs. Cows intense
Dinterests-so much SO that she did
all in her power to effect an en-
trance into the lobby until a man
in the lounge noticed, and dis
couraged her efforts. A small crowd
gathered. John Tyler, among them,
found his knowledge Of real estate
of little benefit in dealing with
a city-going COW. An obviously
semitic travelling man, a brief case
clutched firmly in one hand, turn
ed to a bystandtr.
obviously he remarked, its
a tame animal, you see, You can
hear it calling TO its mate"
w. w. CaSteal, Str0iling along,
had paused for a moment to view
the phenomenon. He must have
looked familiar, for when he de-
cided to 60 on about his business,
the COW decided TO accompany
him. She did--for several blocks.
Then barking dog distracted her
attention, and Casteel went on
without her.
Next heard of, Mrs. Cow was on
Main street in front of the court
house, making bee line for the
E,court house park and its greenery.
FJWhere she went from there RR
does not know. After all, one CAN
not spend a whole day following
q COW around.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
MARI0ETs AN RIEF

MAnI6ETa an RIEF
Buttcr; Los Angeles 3312c; Butter
tat, Imperial valley fob. ranch,
srnde A, f2hc; manufacturing milk,
57I2c; route gathered cream. 331ac.
Il. n. Hny--U. =. No. I extra ienfy,
TsO-21.OO; 4. =. No. I $3.50; Us. No.
lenfy. S17-17.jO; L. y. No. =. S16-
1900; Minneapolis flax 216i@ -22SR.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15

To All Men
A year ago, RR swore vengeance.
Flat on his back, sick in bed, all
done in by the flu, he had no
other alternative than to grin
weakly at the jibes of his fellows.
Cant take it, eh?" etc. Well,
one of the biggest ribbers was Mar
guerite Brooks-and now she's
there. nursing throat that gives
rise TO a voice that sounds like a
bullfrog pond after an epidemic
of race suicide.
Cant take it, eh Brooksy?"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
All Good Things End

All Good Things End
We will witness the end OF leap
year in a short while now, as some
of the girls realize. Jobs Daugh-
ters, for instance, are planning a
Leap Year dance-the last of the
lot.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
A Lifetime job

n E1lctlmc JGD-
Anyone who has ever been a
secretary 10 a lodge will be willing
to offer more than best wishes
to Charles Knights reelected af-
ter nine years as secretary of Ell
Centre Lodge No. 384, F.. & A. M.
After nine years, perhaps, one be-
comes accustomed TO it. Really,
though, the lodge should be con-
graduated not knights.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-15
Closing The Record

Anyone who has been worrying
about the bass drum lost by the
orchestra of which Tillman Daley
is a part can ease their minds
now. The drum, lost between Holt
vile and Yuma, was picked up and
returned by a farmer who lives
in-of all places--Roll, Ariz.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK February o7.-New York
Security Dealers Association:
Noon quotations
Evening star., 1936-02-27
American Mutual
Reports New Peaks
Reached in Year
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. February 27.-"The year
1885. the 49th calendar year of Amer
ican Mutual, was one Of the most
satisfactory periods in the long history
Of the company" Charles E. Hodges.
jr., president of the American Mutual
Liability Insurance Co., told policy
holders at the annual meeting OF
the company. Premium volume,
assets and surplus all reached the
highest levels yet recorded"
Putting aside benefits from appre-
citation OF investments, our earnings
as usual exceeded our regular 20 per
cent dividend to policyholders by
favorable margin. Our loss ratio was
maintained at favorable levels, reflect
ing our strict policies in accepting
risks. Our expense ratio improved"
Premium writings of American
Mutual in the aggregate increased
last year to $l7.231, ,339 or 20 per cent
over 1884. Premiums from compensa-
tion insurance increased "a per cent
and from automobile and other lines
Is per cent.
Value Of investments increased to
s18.3so,23O and assets to s23,s0s,545
Statement values of securities are well
below actual market values. In view
Of current high market quotations,
reserve for contingencies has been
established, totaling 100000.
OF the investments, 80.3 per cent
was in bonds and 1877 per cent in
stocks. both amounting to 77.2 per
cent Of total assets, and cash to l4.l
per cent Cash and Government
bonds together equaled a per cent
OF total assets. other bonds 80 per
cent and stocks IS per cent.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
Net operating income Of railroads
reporting today for January included:
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK, February 27 QP,-Crude
rubber futures opened steady. to 10
higher March. l5;46a50; May 1880:
July 15 12b. Bid.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
SERVICE FEE REDUCED
ON TRUST CERTIFICATES

NEW YORK, February 27.-Follow-
ing the reduction in the service fee
on Group Securities, Inc, sponsored
by Distributors Group, Inc, which
became effective last month, the ma
tional wholesaling organization yes
terday announced a reduction in the
service fee on North American Bond
Trust certificates. ..
The new fee is based on a slid
ing scale, dependent upon the size
of the purchase, and runs from 3l2
points on less than 10 interests to
2 points on 100 interests or more.
This compares with points and
212 points, respectively, previously in
effect.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
Chicago Market
Hours Are Fixed
By Board of Trade
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. February 27.-The
Board of Trade announced that when
Chicago turns its clocks ahead one
hour March l its trading period in
grain and provisions would be from
$3.50 am. to lis pm, Eastern stand
ard time, daily except Saturday, when
1t would be from $3.50 am. to noon.
A vote of the members yesterday
set the hours. which will open and
close the trading here one hour earlier
than the corresponding exchange in
New York.
Present trading hours are from $50
am. to Ills pm, Central standard
time. except Saturday, when the board
closes at noon.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS
IN BANKS DECREASE

By the Associated Press.
Government deposits in member
banks of the Federal Reserve system
in leading cities show further decline
as result of the recently adopted
Treasury policy of maintaining large
balances in the reserve banks and
drawing upon its accounts in COM
mercial banks to meet current spend
ing requirements.
The Treasury is expected to re-
plenish its balances through addi-
tional borrowing next month.
Treasury deposits in the reporting
member banks in 101 cities compared
as follows:
Week ended February 49, 1924, 1000 900
Preceding week ---------$547 900 900
Same week last year ----$l66, 600 600
Evening star., 1936-02-27
BITUMINOUS OUTPUT
OFF SLIGHTLY IN WEEK

The National Coal Association, from
incomplete car loading reports from
the railroads, estimates bituminous
coal production in the United States
for the week ended February % as
approximately s,625, 900 net tons. Pro-
duction for the corresponding week:
1885. 8.456,000 tons: 1884, s,51s,00o
tons.
The report Of the Bureau of Mines
shows production Of 100000 tons
for the week ended February 8. and
10,400 900 for the week ended Febru-
ary IS, 1886.
Production calendar year to Febru-
ary %: 1886, 69,670 900 tons; 1885,
64,694 tons.
Subject to revision.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL February 81 LP.-Silver
futures opened steady. 3 higher to 81
lower; March, 44.45b; May, 44.3Ob: July.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
10 Low-Yield Bonds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 27.-Cor-
poration bonds recovered today under
an active demand. but United States
Government issues moved in an ex-
tremely narrow range and the trend
was mixed.
Advances of major fractions to more
than a point were shown by American
Rolling Mill 4l4s, st. Paul SIS, Illinois
Central 4As, Nickel Plate 4l2s and
Walworth As.
Most of the active Treasury loans
ranged from 2-32 higher to 1882
lower. Guaranteed obligations were
only slightly changed, but there were
more gamers than losers. Sales were
small.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
ORDERS STILL CLIMB.

NEW YORK, February q (R.-
Dow, Jones & Co. says the uptrend
of new electric equipment orders which
existed throughout 1885 for the Gen.
eral Electric Co. has continued so far
in the current quarter.
Hudson & Manhattan r. R.-Jan-
uary deficit after charges was $29,.
GIT VS.. deficit of $l6,089.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
Jones &LAUGH[|N
FILES BIG ISSUE
$4,000, 900 Would Provide
for Construction and
New Equipment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission yester-
day reported filing of the largest new
money" issue since enactment OF 1888
legislation requiring registration.
Jones l. Laughlin Steel Co. of Pitts
burgh submitted proposal to sell
$40, 900, 900 in bonds. of which $751;
100000 would be spent for construc-
ton and new-plant equipment.
The great bulk Of the billions in Sc
curities registered with the Securities
Exchange Commission has consisted
of refinancing issues, and some Quar-
ters have contended that recovery has
been retarded by lack Of capital con-
struction by private industry.
Oficials declined to say whether
they believed the Jones Laughlin
action indicated a break in the capital
log-jam.
The total of securities to raise
funds for plant and equipment in
January was only s9,95e,34O. Last
years total was s46,236,00 There
also was sos, 100000 for increase Of
working capital, which also means
new money.
New Plants Planned.
Jones & Laughlin said they planned
to spend s25,000,000 Immediately to
construct a continuous wide strip
sheet plant, s5,000,00O for a new elec-
trically y-driven blooming mill at Pitts
burgh and $l,500 900 for additions to
the four-high cold reducing mill at
the Aliquippa works.
OF the balance, s5,5c0ooo would be
used to retire a debt at the Union
Trust Co., at Pittsburgh, and the re-
mainder for corporate purposes.
The Securities Exchange Commis-
sion said the interest rate on the
bonds the price to the public and the
underwriters have not yet been deter
mined and will be supplied in an
amendment to the registration state
ment.
United Aircraft Files.
Also registered yesterday was s6,-
100000 stock issue by United Aircraft
Corp, an unspecified amount Of which
would be spent for plant and equip
ment.
Other new money issues in recent
weeks included one for about S10.G00,-
900 out of s6O,000,O0o issue by Shell
Union Oil Co., and $4,000 600 for con-
struction by the Champion Paper &
Fibre Co.
Jones & Iaughlin said the new
Pittsburgh construction should prove
an important fact in the operations of
the corporation, as light plates rolled
on the present plate mills cannot be
sold competitively."
Evening star., 1936-02-27
new bethlehem STEEL
SHARES ARE ADMITTED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, February 27.-The New
York Stock Exchange today admitted
to the trading list Bethlehem Steel
Corp. of Delaware Z per cent cumula-
tive preferred par 500; the per cent
cumulative preferred par 500, and the
common stock, no par.
Stockholders approved creation of
the new securities at a special meeting
yesterday, when they voted to merge
the parent New Jersey company with
a number Of subsidiaries, and issue
new stock in exchange for that now
outstanding.
Trading in stocks of the New Jersey
company will be discontinued March S.
Evening star., 1936-02-27
TAX-PA|D PRODUCTION
OF CIGARETTES CLIMBS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The Bureau of Internal Revenue re.
ports tax-paid production of small
cigarettes last month totaled l2,724,-
857,680 compared with 1886, ,532,357
in January, 1885. Output of large
cigars increased to 1885, 6,579,363 from
327,578,067 in the comparable month
last year Chewing and smoking to-
bacco production amounted to 26,215.-
626 pounds compared with 26,6o6,04
Evening star., 1936-02-27
GLASS TRADE IMPROVES.

NEW YORK, February 81 P).-
The American Glass Review says
improvement in manufacturing oper-
ations was registered in the industry
during the last week. The recent in
creases in the production OF glass
bottles and containers are gradually
being enlarged.
Evening star., 1936-02-27

NEW YORK BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK, February 81 (P.-Bar
silver steady and unchanged at 44A
Evening star., 1936-02-27
CARRIERS REPORT 7
Jump IN EARNINGS
January Operating Profits
Climb 42.9 Per Cent
Above 1885 Marks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27.-A SUBJ
stantial pickup in railroad earn
ings for January was indicated today
in statements Of the first 80 report
ing carriers.
Net operating income Of these car
riers showed a gain of 42.9 per cent
over the total in the 1885 month.
The aggregate was $25,343,473,
against $l7,732,272.
Gross income was up 1875 per cent
over the same period a year ago,
with totals of $176, ,703, ,401 compared
with $l56,927,712.
Net operating income Of railroads
reporting today for January included.
The times-news., 1936-10-01

sec Monte. with his handsome
head over the instrument board
There was Il restless smile on ms
lps that Sne knew too well. Poor
Monte. She had dragged him,
too. into something he would re-
pent. H.
Back at Ships Harbor Sne
could imagine Ted hearing Ralph,s
version of Monte'S guilt. Ralph
could do nothing but say that
Monte had promised to wake INN
on time. Ralph, of course, would
be punished. She wondered what
Ted would say about such n
breach of discipline. Why, on
why, had she gone out of her way
10 cause so much trouble?
Dickie would be in school by
now. Ted would have walked to
find his wife gone, and, once more,
the responsibility of the child'S
care would be in his hands. She
wished she had written Ted a
note. but the departure had been
too impulsivc even to think about
that. The ships radio was in con-
stant contact with the airport.
She could send him message, of
course.
She decided to wait. 1t was not
yet clear in her mind what this
adventure was 20 mean. Ii had
neither 4 present status, nor fu-
tme. 1t was simply Il suspension
of time.
She looked around at the other
PASSENGERS. There was the usual
or of international travellers,
SOME OF them prominent persons.
And there was one woman, swath-
cd in white and heavily yelled,
whose identity KAY recognized in
sturtly. 1t Was lllah. the Oriental
dancer. returning to Honolulu af-
ter Il singi" day on the mainland.
Kay could not see the face un-
der the veil, hut she SenSed the
look of cold diSdain that lllah
fixed on her. She knew lllah had
recognized her, too.
Kay had an opportunity, thru
tn long hours Of the day and
night, 20 observe Illah closely.
TIE Oriental had the seat closest
70 the radio room and she seemed
TO listen to rvCry message that
came in. sitting tcnSely when the
rapid-tirc cracking of code came
out of the land receiving set. Kay
thought she saw Illah's lips NOV
ing. repeating words to herself.
At other times lllah'S regard
seemed fixed on the chart room.
! Omcc. when she stood up, she
PASSED swift look over the cap
! tain'S shoulder at the chart. Twice
! she questioned the second officer
The times-news., 1936-10-01

high good humor. excited about
their proposed adventure. Doris
decided that the whole thing was
out of her hands. She and Ralph
had Guarrelcd. as usual. the night
before. and she felt some salts
faction in the thought that they
were PLAYING trick on him.
Kay bought ticket to Homo
lulu and Monte reported 10 the
operations division and was as
signed Ralph'S place in the crew
of the Mariner. Almost IN no
time ii was time to leave. Bag
gage WAS slowed aboard. PaSSen-
gers appeared. There were leave
takingS-Somc gay and some tear
ful.
Doris stood at the landing place,
tears dmmlng her eyes. as she
watched the great silver ship rise
gracefully from the water and
disappear in the west. Now that
il was too late 10 call them back,
she was terrified to think OF what
might be before her friends.
Crazy. insane - what had come
over Kay TO start her off on such
an adventure? Doris felt that she
should have done something TO
stop them. She should have told
Ted. or found some means TO
reach Ralph. Someone waS sure 10
suffer for the outcome Of TINS
rcckicSSneSS,
But there was nothing at al.
that she could DO now. Nothing
whatever. PcrpleXrd and worried,
she turned and made her way
home.
kay. likewise. was worried. At
ter the first hour in the air, ln"
flight seemed much less thrilling.
She sat back in her chair, looked
out ut the water and took stock
of the situation. She wondered
how many adventures in history,
later repented, have been mSpm-
ed by a rOSeate dawn.
She tried TO regain her sense of
proportion and her sense OF hu-
NOR. too. Her wcll-diSciPlined
mind took increasing stock of che
situation before her as the hours
wore on.
She thought of all she had !ctc
behind. of Dickic who would be
asking where she had gone. Was
il today that she had promised to
take him TO = movie?
And she thought OF Ted. though
she tried not tO-Tcd. walking
and finding her gone from the
house. learning. aS he must soon
er OF later. that she WAS running
away.
Was she was that it?
Far up in the cockpit she could
The times-news., 1936-10-01

pilot about the ships course,
When he had gone down the aisle
she made swift notations in Il lit
tie book.
Kay'S alert mind began to cor
relate places and events in lIlah'S
life. and suddenly she sat up in
her seat. Something seemed to
warn her, "Illah is a foreign spy,
She can't be trying to learn the
secrets of operation on this line,
for the ship is open to inspection,
She must be after the secrets of
Teds invention, the gyropilot."
KAY had no way of knowing
this. She smiled, realizing the
suspicion was prompted by moth
inc more than wOman'S intuition.
And. too, she was supposed to be
Jealous of this woman! Was she,
Kay Graham, giving way to fool
ish, Jealous suspicious!
But suddenly the events tha,
had led up to this eScapade crNS-
tallized, and left her with a clear
understanding of what she intend
ed to do.
She knew her own heart now
the cscapade, as such, had been
over the minute she stepped on
the plane.
She would diScmbark at Homo
mu and wait for Ted. She would
90 to him and explain that it had
been only a single nights lark
and nothing more. She was sure
he would understand this much.
Beyond that, she could not
know what his reaction would be-
Ct course she had had no mtrn-
ton of running off with Monte
except as lark. She had simply
taken a wild ride in the alr' ana
it would be over when they reach
ed Honolulu.
Monte came back presently and
spoke briefly to her. lie looked
worried. He had lost his devil
may-care manner during the long
hours of his watch.
"Tcd has ordered me Off the
plane at Honolulu to await m
slructioma." he told her. 9TH"
message came through oh tn" IA
dio just now"
Kay sat up, hcr eyes wide.
Monte, they wont DO anything
to you.
lie smiled and s;;lUtcd with 4
gesture that wa> not "a jaunty a.
ne Intended. Adventure III the
air. he said.
"Tcd didn't say anything about
--mc?" she asked.
"No. Only company message
have come through thus far.
Kay'S heart SaEk. That was
Ted. all right! The company
meant everything to him. 1t was
the trans-Pac fic flight, and she
was only his wife.
But she knew now that she
owed her loyalty bO:h to Ted and
TO the air service. She resolved 10
try to get something on lllah ~ ;
spy. Kay was defending her ow"
against the outsid" world. Shy
was defending what was Tcd'#,
and what belonged TO the trans
Pacific flight.
She thought that perhaps Ted
The times-news., 1936-10-01

human clement in flying, pu'
was he blind to the danger ol
people who might want to do him.
personally, harm? Perhaps he was
n victim of his own elaborate pre-
cautions.
Throughout the night she watch
cd Il.ah closely.
(To be continued
The times-news., 1936-10-01

hod been dupcd by Illah into Civ
nav i,"" awov the secrets Of the gyro-
m;Iot ,IL That would explain every
Hing the Irritation, lliah,S &p-
,,an,opccs ,a. on the trans-Pacific
po"% lo"tr the mystery of her move
mentS. -,
She didn't know how Ted could
have been so easily duped. He
bad successfully eliminated "thc
The times-news., 1936-10-01
PARK LIBRARIES

BAKERSFIELD, Cal. CUP).-
Park libraries is the latest de-
vclopmcnt of Kern county's free
nublic library system. A collection
of 80 books is sent out daily to
each of the city's parks where
children can read them in the
shade of the trees.