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Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
LIVING COSTS HIGHER IN WASHINGTON THAN ANY OTHER CITY
Strolls Thru HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, July 81. U.p -
Saddest spot in Hollywood today
is a ramshackle shack on the M-G-
M lot where the Three Marx Broth
ers and their four gagmen brew
levity for their coming picture.
Marxmen have a skeleton story
for "A Day at The Races" but
must work up funny business
which is more than go per cent of
their stuff-in time to pull out for
the middle west to try it on the
dog as a legitimate stage act.
Gloom cluttering the rehearsal
hall isn't from lack of laughs, but
because of them-the horrible, hol-
low laughter of comedians at their
own wit. This is how it works:
Groucho, as proprieto: of a sani-
tarium, is examining Harpo, who,
presumably, is not well, and he is
assisted by Chico. About them in
attitudes of detection circle gagsters
George Kaufman, Al Boasberg,
Robert Pirosh and George Seaton.
Crouch sticks his head under
Harpo's coat and listens to his
heart, while Chico asks: Where
are you, Doctor?"
Groucho: I'm out to lunch. I'll
be back in half an hour"
Boasberg: THAT isn't so funny.
Maybe he should say: I don't know
I'm just telephoning the automobile
club" A long argument ensues.
Groucho then listens to Harpo
from ankle to chin with a steth-
oscope. AS he reaches the throat
Harpo blows a toy balloon out of
his mouth, and Groucho asks: WAS
that your Adams apple?'
At once a fresh argument arises
as to whether the line should be:
THAT must have been something
you et" Harpo holds out for Adams
apple" on the ground that there's
something funny about Adams
apples and so it goes, all day long,
to the checking sound of rubber
hammers on occipital bones.
It calls to mind the profound re-
mark of Director Gregory Ratoff
to his assistant, Otto Brewer, after
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
TAKE
FIVE LIVES IN
PHILIPPINE AREA

MANILA, P. e., July 81. U.P)-
Typhoons which swept over lilo
cossur province, Luzon Island,
took at least five lives and did
an estimated 100000 damage in
public works, it was believed to-
day.
Most of the damage was done by
a storm which centered 100 miles
northeast of Cataduanes Islands,
off the southeastern Luzon coast.
1t was the second typhoon of the
week.
Communications were disrupted
and thoroughfareS in the northern
provinces of the island were mum
dated. Manila suffered damage
from torrential rains but was not
in the direct path of the typhoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
Vice-Chairman for
Campaign Named

LOS ANGELES, July 81. U.P)-
Clifford c. Anglim, state chairman,
today announced the appointment
of five regional vice-chairmen to
aid in furthering the Roosevelt
Garner campaign in southern Cal
ifornia.
The appointments were dis
closed by Angina after he had con-
ferred with Sen. William Gibbs
McAdoo of California. He also said
that southern California headquar
ters were to be opened here tomor-
row.
The appointees and their terri
tories follow:
George w. Lynn, Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
and Ventura counties.
C. M. Brown, Redlands-River-
side, Imperial and San Bernardino
counties.
Jacob Weinberger, San Diego
San Diego and Orange counties.
Adolph w. Hook and Edward c.
Purpus, Los Angeles-Los Angeles
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
GROUP URGES
WHIPPING POST
FOR CRIMINALS

MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
Wash, Juy 81. uU.P)-Tha whipping
post may be adopted in Washing
ton as a means of punishment for
criminals if a resolution adopted
by the legislative committee of
the Washington State Bar associa-
ton is approved by the 1897 legis-
ature, it was indicated today
Meeting in their annual state
session here, the committee voted
to legalize the whipping post and
announced the recommendation
will be voted upon by members
of the association through mailed
ballots.
If it receives a favorable major
ity, the proposal will be submit
ted to the state governing body.
Under provisions of the resolu-
ton, prisoners could be whipped
at the discretion of the court for
having been twice convicted OF
felonies, or a crime in which force
or a deadly weapon was used.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
Nev Books
Fiction

Perfect Specimen by Samuel
Hopkins Adams.
Snake Bit Jones' by Dane c.
Coolidge.
"Gunston Cotton, Secret Service
Agent" by Rupert Grayson.
Spring Storm by Alvin john
son.
so Long to Learn" by Doreen
Wallace.
Summer Will Show" by Sylvia
Townsend Warner.
NOn-FictiOn
"The Book of Furniture and Dec
grafton" by Joseph AronSon.
"A Natural History of the Seas"
by E. CT. Boulenger.
This Way to the Big Show by
Dexter Fellows.
Forty Years of Psychic Research"
by Hamlin Garland.
America Goes to Press" by Laur-
ence Greene.
What a Word by Alan Patrick
Herbert.
"Hellements of Hickonomics" by
Stephen Leacock.
Diesel Engines: Operation and
Maintenance" by L. H. Morrison.
Paradise Lost" by Clifford Odets.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31

by the Works Progress administra-
tion showed the national capital is
the most expensive place to live in
the whole country.
Take Rep. Frank William Boykin,
of Mobile, Ala, for example. Living
costs in his town are the lowest
of any center studied by WPA.
San Francisco, Minneapolis, New
York and Chicago, along with
Washington, were the most costly
places to live. Knoxville, FL Paso,
Little Rock, Wichita and Mobile
were the cheapest.
Using Washingtons costs at 100
points on the scale, WPA found out
people in these other centers are
better off than the new dealers
themselves when it comes to paying
the monthly bills:
San Francisco, 90; Minneapolis,
978; New York, 81; Chicago, 956;
Milwaukee, 95.6; Boston, 953;
Cleveland, 95l; st. Louis, 943; De
troit, 92.8; Los Angeles, 92.5; Gin
cinnati, 92.4; Scranton, Pa, 921;
Pittsburgh 80.
Albuquerque, 916; Baltimore, GIG;
!. Philadelphia, 9l.4; Rochester, N. Y,
\20.6; Sioux Falls, S. D., 906; Tucson,
1905; Butte, Mont, 9O.4; Atlanta,
1914.
Kansas City, Mo-, 87.7; Providence,
r. l., 876; Salt Lake, 875: Bing-
IL hamton, NJ Y, 872; Seattle. 1863;
Doortland, Ore, 1855; New Orleans,
1865; Memphis, So; Winston-Salem,
N. c., 86; Oklahoma City, 859;
Jacksonville, Fla, 856; Louisville,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
CREDIT UNIONS
IN CALIFORNIA
SHOW GROWTH

Attracted by the plan of CO.
operative thrift as a stepping stone
to economic security, over 5000
California citizens became men,
bers of new Federal credit unions
organized in the two years since
the Federal Act authorizing these
institutions was enacted. The fig
ures were released today by the
Federal Credit Union Section which
operates under the Farm Credit
administration.
California is leading all ether
states in the rate of organization
of new Federal credit unions. Dur
ing June IS Federal charters were
added to the list, bringing the
total number issued to California
on June 30 to i12. The Oldest OF
these credit uniCns is not yet two
years old. The figures on men,
bership are taken from reports OF
SO of the new organization which
have been in operation long
enough to submit quarterly re-
ports. In addition to the FEEDER
dliy vi oaillLcbiOiio3 OOit
fornia has over lis credit unions
operating under the State law
California ranks third among the
states in number of Federal credit
unions and eighth in numer of all
credit unions.
The recent increase in credit
union organization indicates that
the idea of putting away a few
quarters or half dollars each day
as a means of starting financial
independence is proving very at
tractive to California working peo-
pie.
Common BOnd'
Organized to promote thrift
credit unions are composed OF
groups of people having com
mon bond' of association or oc-
cupation such as employees in a
factory or store, members of a
church or club, Or neighbors III a
compact community. Federal credit
unions in California have an aver
age membership of l65.
Chartered by the Governor OF
the Farm Credit Administration
the newly organized Federal credit
unions already had $158000 in
members savings on March 81
practically all of it saved by work
ing people in small amounts of 25
cents or more per month.
The average saving at the time
of the March 81 report was SIS
per member. At that time, loans
amounting to $236,000 had been
made, and loans on the books
amounted to $4,000 all of which
was loaned at interest rates Of l
per cent a month, or less, on un-
paid balances, as provided by the
Federal Credit Union Act of 1884
The average-size loan SO far is $67
A long list of purposes for which
loans are being made includes
medical and hospital expenses, the
purchase of food, clothing, furni-
ture, and household necessities, and
other 'provident and productive
purposes. Many credit union loans
are made to refinance small loans
which members had borrowed from
other sources at high rates of in
tareSt.
For many years cooperative thrift
and loan organizations have held
something of a worlds record for
safe custodianShip OF funds and
small percentage of losses on
loans. Running true to this rec
ord, Federal credit unions in Cali
fornia have had losses of only
$1,740, or three-duarters OF one
per cent of all loans made.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
Highway Contracts
Awarded in State

SACRAMENTO, July 31UH -
Four highway contracts totaling
$100,711 were awarded today by the
department of public works. The
projects included:
San Bernardino Grading
and surfacing 2.8 miles on state
route So near Java, to Basich Bros,
Torrance, $44,243
Riverside county - Construction
of timber bridge on state route 78
over Temecula river eight miles
north of the San Diego county line
to c. F. Robbins, Los Angeles,
$29,694.
Los Angeles county - Applying
road mix surface to shoulders of
route % near Palmdale, to A. S.
Vinnell Co., Los Angeles, $19237,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
FLUSH OUT
Is MILES OF
KIDNEY TUBES

Medical authorities agree that your kid
neys contain 10 MILES of tiny tubes o
filters which help to purify the blood ant
keep you healthy. Kidneys should empty
pints a day and so get rid of more than
pounds of waste.
If you have trouble with too frequent
bladder passages with scs.ity amount caus
ing burning and discomfort, the 10 MILES
of kidney tubes may need flushing out. This
danger signal MAJ be the beginning of nag
ging backache. leg pains. loss of pep and
energy, getting up nights, swelling, putfnes'
under the eyes and dizziness.
Don't wait. Ask your druggist for
DOAN'S PILLS. used successfully by nil
lions for over 40 years. They give happy
relief and will help to flush out the Is
MILES of kidney tubes. Get Doan's Pills
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
OFFICERS HUNT
TRAILER FOR
MIDGET RACER

Deputy sheriffs were looking out
Friday for midget racing car, but
it wasn't the midget racer they
wanted. 1t was the vehicle on
which they expected to find the
racer-just any racer.
Charles Earl Collins, jr.. BOG
South Eighth street, San Diego, told
the sheriff's office that his trailer,
especially built to carry a midget
racing machine, had been stolen
from DiXieland, where he had
parked it. He did not know who
might want such a trailer, he add
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31

looking at rushes of their picture:
I've got to remember always that
We amt really wonderful - merely
tereefie."
James Dunn is a new casualty
among Hollywood's punch and
duck coterie Immediately after
Edward Arnold dislocated a pair of
knuckleS milling in a "1umberjack
fight scene. Dunn, playing "the
fighter Wrapped his right fist to
the hard head of Cy Chindell,
former marine corps middleweight
champ, and broke a small bone. His
hand IS in splints, and remaining
fight scenes are postponed at least
two weeks.
In most unorthdox style for Hol-
lywood, Martha Raye, cavern
mouthed former Broadway torch
singer, told gossips to waste no time
pondering her romantic possibilities.
Shes engaged to Johnny Terrence,
dancer and band leader, and wears
a large Ruby ring to prove it.
90
Margot Grahame and Frances
Lister, their separation blown over,
will be back in Hollywood July Is,
clamoring to do a picture together
Couple fell out and Lister hustled
off to England, to be followed later
by Grahame.
Katherine Locke. stage actress re-
Gently gone Hollywood, reversed all
precedentS celebrating her birthday,
when she presented everyone in the
cast OF her picture with a present,
and, to top that, carried her own
cake to a birthday dinner given her
by the Jay Gorney's. Secret is
Locke thinks hirshday gifts bad
luck.
Ann Sothern is going in for
canary-breeding on a grand scale,
all because her present pair Of birds
produced a rare, coal-black song
ster among seXtuplet brood. Soth-
ern thinks it possible to develop an
entirely black type.
90
Jean (The Country Doctor) Her.
Sholt is grumbling because he took
off 20 pounds playing Badminton,
only to be ordered to wear a false
stomach for his part as a scientist
in His Brothers Wife"
Cutting Room Scraps
Ann Shirley, 18-year-old redhead,
has bid to go to England for a
Gaumont-British picture.
Frank Capra apologized separate
ly to everyone in the Lost Horizon"
cast. when he kept them working
an hour and half past lunch time
Verree Teasdale is definitely out
Of the Charles Ruggles-Mary Boland
Wives Never Know" being still in
a hospital after an appendectomy.
Bruce Cabot will return to RKO
to play in Don't Turn En- Loose,
anti-parole opera.
A drunk stole Sally Rand's bubble
but not her aplomb, in a local
nitery.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
DRIVE BEGUN
TO SAFEGUARD
CITY HEALTH

In a drive to safeguard health
and cooperate with the fire depart
ment in removing potential fire
hazards, the city health department
Friday prepared to post signs in the
principal downtown alleys o. Ell
Centro and in other conspicuous
places warning against lnolesting
garbage cans and trash containers,
The sign, printed in English and
Spanish, warns that "molesting OF
garbage cans and trash containers
is a violation of Ordinance No. 67.
and will be prosecuted" 1t is
signed by Police Chief j. Sterling
OsWalt.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
TROPHY TO BE
AWARDED AT
EAGLES DANCE

A trophy offered by the Ell Cen
tro Eagles lodge for the point win
ner in the midget races during July,
will be presented to Fred Salmen at
a dance at the Eagles hall Saturday
night. Other race drivers are eX-
pected to attend the presentation
The trophy is a crash helmet. An
orchestra has been organized for the
occasion
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
Imperial Valley Press

Published every afternoon ex-
cept Saturday and Sunday (Sat-
crday afternoon issue now sue
ceeded by The Post-Press, Sun
days) by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 625 State
street, FL Centre, California.
Entered at Ell Centre, California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher; George
Bennitt, General Manager; Rus
sell Bennitt, Secretary-treasurer;
Ed. Fitzhugh, Managing Edi-
tor.
NJ. c. Mogensen e. Co., National
Advertising Representatives.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription hates: &c per copy.
In conjunction with The Post
Press; per month Soc; Paid in
Advances: months. $1.65; 6
MONTH. S3G5: One Year. $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
DIVE KILLS
SURF BATHER;
NECK BROKEN

LONG BEACH. Cal, July 81
U.P)-The body of Cherries Rhodes.
27, whose neck was fractured when
he dived hsad-first into a breaker
while surf bathing. was sent today
to his home at Miami. Okla. He
died in Seaside hospital last night
% hours after tne accident Nc
inquest was scheduled
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
Insurance Girls
To Meet at Hotel

The Insurance Girls, an organ
ization of Imperial Valley women
interested in insurance, will meet at
the Barbara Worth hotel at 1880
p. m. Monday.
w. w. McEuen will discuss title
insurance. Not only members of
the organization, but anyone else
interested may attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31

85.5; Houston, 848; Indianapolis,
.84.4; Columbia, S. c., 839.
Dallas, 1873; Clarksburg, w. Va.
1877; Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1875; Col
umbus, O., 83; Birmingham, Ala,
82.2; Knoxville, Tenn, 82.1; Ell Paso
81; Little Rock, 8001; Wichita,
Kans., 1916; Mobile, 79.4.
WPA figured that its standard
family consists Of a moderately
active man and woman, boy age
13, and a girl age g.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
DEVICE RECORDS
STRONG QUAKE

PASADENA, July 81. WP = A
moderately strong" earthquake $50
miles distant was recorded at the
Carnegie seismological laboratory at
9:4407 and 9:4645 a. m. (PST) to-
day. The direction was undeter-
mined.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31

X-ray pictures taken of the in
jured left ankle Of Outfielder Mike
Kreevich of the White Sox re-
vealed nc fracture, when develop
ed July II. Kreevich was injured
sliding into base in the July 9
game with the Red SoX at Boston.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31
~SAN FRANCISCO NEXT
=, IN NATIONAL SURVEY

WASHINGTON, July 81. (UP)-All the presidential,
vcepresdentia and congressional candidates campaign
ing this summer to make Washington their home, are
going to be mighty ucky-n respect at east-f they
lose election day 59-ctY survey announced today
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-31

Little
Connie
StratfOrd of
Ogden,
Utah,
who was
named the
feminine
winner i'm
a recent
Utah baby
health and
popularity
contest.
She was
named the
Princess"
of the
state.
Evening star., 1936-07-05

When you ore too busy to come
in, SoIIy Blair, our personal shop
per, will be glad to shop for you
Phone District 44OO.
Evening star., 1936-07-05

Use our Letter of Credit. You will find il
pleasant and convenient. with no down poy-
rent and three months TO pay .. August
IS, September IS and October l5.-Credt
Department -. Fifth Floor.
Evening star., 1936-07-05

This item has been thoroughly
checked by cur Msrchondiss
Boord for Foshions Quality
and Price. -. II is. in their
opinion. q guaranteed voi0s-
Evening star., 1936-11-24
could return in time to see the remain

could return in time to see the remain
der of the show, he said.
Back In those days "hoaters" or
tramps were dealt with harshly, or
at least with dispatch, according TO
Mr.. Duhameps paper. They were
rounded up each week. he said, by
police, put into line with . fife and
drum corps in the lead. and marched
to the railroad station to the tune OF
"The Rogues March.
Award Is Approved.
The society again indorSed q reso-
luton, approved at the October meet
ing, to award each year q certidcats
to the native Washingtonian, who &C.
complishes the greatest good for the
District of Columbia. After its adop-
ton last north the resolution was re-
ferred to the society's Executive Com
mittee. Last night the society ap-
proved it in the form in which it was
returned at the meeting.
A program of music was presented,
under direction of Mrs. Dora K. Muir,
member of the society's Entertainment
Committee. and Mrs. Joseph E. Ed
gerton. It included several Russian
numbers on the piano by Miss Meta
Bradley and vocal selections by Miss
Bernadette Crouch, accompanied by
her teacher, Mrs. Marjorie Lowe.
The society voted to give $40 toward
Christmas presents for the children OF
the Washington Home for Foundlings.
A variety of fruit and other edibles,
brought by members as Thanksgiving
contributions, will be given to patients
in the tubercular wards at Gallinger
Hospital and to needy families, it was
announced.
New Members Elected.
Mrs Alva Patten, chairman Of the
District Affairs Committee of the Dis
trict Division of the Young Demo-
cratic Clubs of America, and Charles
E. Riordan, were elected new members
of the society. Mrs. Anna E. Hendley
urged a drive to get more young per-
sons to join the Natives. an idea in
which other members concurred.
Judge Gus A. Schuldt. vice presi-
dent, presided in the absence of Will
liam E. Richardson, president.
Evening star., 1936-11-24


resulted In the brothers saving their
empire, declined to predict who would
now guide the vast network through
its top holding company. Midamerica
Corporation.
The death Of Oris p. complicates
plans of the Senate Interstate Com
merce Commission Committee to start
hearings in its investigation Of the
financial organization Of the Van
Sweringen interests, which included
such railroad lines as the Chesapeake
6s Ohio. Missouri Pacific, Nickel Plate,
Pere Marquette, Erie and Wheeling
6y Lake Erie.
The body arrived this morning at
Union Terminal 5000, ,000,0 de-
velopment which housed the broth
ers' elaborate ofices high in the So
story tower.
Evening star., 1936-11-24
VAN SWER|NGEN'S
BODY IS RETURNED
Rail Magnate to Be Buried
in Cleveland Beside
Younger Brother.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, November 24.-The
body of 5s-year-old Oris P. van swer-
ingen was returned here today to be
buried in Lake View Cemetery, near
that of his younger brother, Mantis
James van Sweringen.
They were inseparable In their me-
teoric business career, starting as news
boys and climaxing an Alger-hke rise
by living to manipulate and control q
s., 3,O00, 900 900 network of railroads and
real estate.
20. p" was greatly affected by the
death Of Mantis James less than year
ago, when the bachelor brothers were
working to restore their railroad en-
pire from depression ravages. He
assumed sole direction Of the financial
giant and died Of a heart attack yes
terday as his train, en- route to New
York, approached Hoboken, N. ].
Key figures in the financial drama
a little more than a year ago. WHICH
Evening star., 1936-11-24
VOTEFOR DISTRICT
URGED BY LESH
Attorney Addresses Society
of Natives Citing Recent
Figures on Taxes.

Granting of the right to District
citizens to participate, through suff-
rage, in the National Government In
accordance with American principles,
was urged last night by Paul e. Lesh.
In an address before the Society Of
Natives of the District Of Columbia,
meeting in the Washington Club.
Mr.. Lesh, a lawyer and vice chair
man of the Citizens Joint Committee
on National Representation for the
District of Columbia, argued that resi-
dents of the District as American
citizens should be given the right TO
cast their votes for the President Of
the United States, Vice President and
members of Congress.
He quoted 1880 census figures to
show the District at that time had a
greater population than eight Of the
States and pointed to recently pub
lished figures which showed the Dis
trict's large contributions in Federal
taxes. as a further argument why the
citizens here should have voice in the
National Government.
Describes Rum Row."
James F. Duhamel, the society's his
torian, gave an address on Rum Row
of Civil War days. The section, E
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets, which at one time had
been residential area, became block
filled with bar rooms, Mr.. Duhame
pointed out.
Even after the Civil War periot
Barleycorn reigned in Rum Row.
Mr.. Duhamel said. with the passing
of the years. "the section gradually
lost its gaiety and is now q sober
neighborhood," he added.
In the days of its glory as drink
ing section, however. it had a variety OF
gaiety, according to Mr.. Duhamel. A
gambling house stood near Thirteenth
street. A .theater then in the neigh.
borhood adopted a practice of having
q bell rung at the end Of intermiSsior
80 the patrons of the show and saloons