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Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
News Behind the News
Far Reaching Effects of Politics =.
Radical Faces Hard Fight =. Tam
many Plays A Part

NEW YORK-Poitical struggles of two Eu-
ropean nations and an island in the Caribbean
figure in the reelection of Congressman Vito
Marcantonio in New Yorks Twentieth district
Not TO mention Tammany Hall as a factor.
One of the most if not the most, radical
members Of Congress, Marcantonio faces hard
fight. He is the man who last winter forced a
partial investigation Of the siicosis mass ira
gedy in West Virginia. which caused consider
able horror around the country for awhile. Early
this year he was arrested for trying to lead
a parade of relief workers in New York
In Washington he has fought to pevent SOL
dier bonus recipients from being barred from
relief rolls, for conscription of war profits and
strict neutrality legislation, for the holding
company bill for soak the rich taxation, ana
for civil liberties
Large populations of Italian-A Americans and
Spanish Americans reside in the tough Harlem
district which this vigorous 33-year-old fighter
represents. Which means that both the Fascist
and anti-Fascist battle and the Spanish reyolu-
ion are being fought, in small way, in Marcan-
tono's bailiwick.
Marcantonio is against the Fascists both
times and they're against him and it is all
very bitter. Marcantonio is the Republican
nominee.
His Democratic opponent is James j. Lam
zetta, Tammany candidate and admirer Of Mus
solini. But several prominent liberal Demo-
Gratis are out for Notwithstanding his
friend Congressman Maury Maverick OF Texas
who will make a speech for him-WhereaS con-
servative Republicans in many cases support
Lanzetta.
An even stronger reminder Of European
political alignments, in this district where can
ddates usually travel with bodyguards, is the
fact that Marcantono is not only the candidate
of the Republicans and the All Peoples Party,
but also Of the Peoples Front-all three parties
appearing on the ballot
Marcantonio is not supporting Roosevelt
or Iandon for that matter-and the admins
ton isn't supporting Marcantonio. But, un-
like Roosevelt he isn't repudiating Communist
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
RUSSIA PROTESTS AGAINST
VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY

Russia plunges Europe into another
crisis by holding airplanes in readiness
to aid Spanish Loyalists against Span
ish Nationals. meanwhile protesting
that Portugal has violated neutrality
agreements and indicating that German
Nazis and Italian Fascists have taken
altogether too much interest III the
Spanish civil war. The world may yet
see a spectacle of Russian aviators bat
Ting German and Italian fliers over
the soil of Spain, while Russia, Germany
and Italy are ostensibly at peace with
one another. In such a situation would
be potential dynamite to the peace OF
the world.
The Joker in the deck is Russia's pro-
test against alleged violation of Neutral
ity agreements. The Soviets, evidently,
believe themselves to be the only ones
for whom it is impossible to violate neu-
trality. 1t is no secret that the present
tottering government of Spain was set
up along Communist lines, and even
that Communist advisors had quite
little to do with it. That, Of course,
was craftsmanship. When other ma
tions attempt to aid in establishing their
form of government in another country,
that is violation of neutrality.
In the United States, we wonder why
those European nations cannot be con-
tent with running their own governments
and letting the other fellow run his.
1t all seems so simple-and so impos-
sible in Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
RED CHARGES
CRUEL, UNJUST
CLERIC ASSERTS

WASHINGTON, Oct. g. UR)-
The charge of Communism leveled
at President Roosevelt is the
most cruel and most unjust &C
cusation ever made against chlet
executive" the Rt. Rev. John A,
RYAN said last night in a speech
seeking to answer many campaign
arguments of Father Charles E.
Coughlin.
Msgr. Ryan, Catholic universl-
tv professor, one of his church's
leading social welfare experts,
and former member of the staff
of NRA, said in a speech that
some OF the New Deal laws de-
nounced as CommuniStic are less
radical than the social program
advocated by Pope Plus X1.
He mentioned Father Coughlln
by name, but made no direct rel
erence to former Gov. Alfred E.
Smith, who linked the admlnls-
tration with the Soviet in Speech
last January, or to others VINO
have echoed the charge.
Recalling that he began writing
articles on economics the same
year that Father Coughin was
born, Msgr. Ryan added.
Il say deliberately to the labor
ing men and women of America
that Father Coughlin's explana-
ton of our economic maladies is
at least SO per cent wrong, and
this his monetary remedies are
at least 90 per cent wrong. II
the latter were enacted into law
they would prove disastrous to
the great majority of the Amer
ican people, particularly to the
wage earners.
Moreover, Father Coughlin's
monetary theories and proposals
find no support in the encyclicals
of either Pope Leo XIII or Pope
Plus XII"
The cleric said that the charg
of Communism against President
Roosevelt is "the silliest, falsest,
most cruel and most unjust accus-
alton ever made against a presi-
dent in all the years of American
history"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
0t9,e BY neA SERVICE. INC.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Thoughts
while strolling: For revue title:
Stuff and Things. Handles knocked
that double talk for a loop. Most
frequent error of the radio announ-
cers-pronouncing laboratory. They
will call Tommy Manville a play
boy despite his white hair and stoop.
Heartiest laugh ever heard in the
theatre: Bob Benchley roaring at
w. c. Fields. Who remembers when
Katharine was spelled Katherine?
For first choice between Lanny Ross
and Dick Powell, my vote would go
to Powell. The Frank v. Storrs
have the spiffiest dressed chauf-
feurs in town.
Girl cigaret smokers somehow
never look youthful and corn fed.
Not many have Herbert MarshalPs
naturalness on the screen. Or his
superb diction. Those ruddy Irish
boys scrubbed to such a shine after
the days work. And skylarking on
the 10th Avenue corners.
Look alikes: Fred Astaire and
Freeman Gosden, the Amos of
Amos n Andy. And Charles Win
ninger would make dandy model
for John Bull. Memory: Jimmy
Walkers green limousine parked
smack in front of water plug at
the Ritz Hugh O'ConnelL for my
money, to play a reporter on the
stage.
Radio censorship should include
those nauseating bad breath and
b. o. announcements around dinner
time at least. Not many actors SO
genuinely mourned as Tommy
Meighan. Buff Cobb'o contagious
laugh. A prayer: To reach tine age
of Alison Skipworth and have her
vigour and zest for living.
James Thornton is vaudeville's s
most stubborn die-hard. AS he says,
"a bottle SCARED veteran" Edging
the 80's the monologist and song
writer is still up and at 'em. Be
ginning in a Boston museum, he
saw vaudeville reach its pinnacle,
go down the hill and is still be-
wildered that there is not straight
vaudeville house left in America.
He has been doing his THE Volstead
Act" for IL years and is trouping
again with it this Fall. His health
is excellent.
Attendance at the Empire tower
proves again the low ebb of New
York's civic pride Since the OBJ
servatory opened in May, 1881. there
have been 2,114,594 paid admissions
Less than 10 per cent were New
Yorkers. And most New Workers
are brought there, in the bored
manner, by out of town friends on
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
The Republican Viewpoint
EDITED BY
The Republican County Central
Committee
By JUSTUS F. CRAEMER
Chairman of the California Republican
State Central Committee

Californians and all thinking people in the
nation are challenged today by the threat
against the fundamental principles OF govern
ment which have guided the United states Tor
$50 years, and that is challenge which the
citizens of this state cannot ignore
Men now in control of our Federal govern
ment men reckless, sinister, mistaken, have
betrayed the confidence of the American peo
pie They have denied the sanctity of national
obligations. Thy have sneered at the righteous
ness of that faith in representative govern
ment by the people which for $50 years has
guided the Destiny of the United States and
made this nation great.
They have denied that there is strength and
safety in union, and they deny that division
means disaster.
These men have undermined the safeguards
of human liberty and have Knocked constitu-
tional authority. They have Sought to keep
themselves in power by trading IN human mis-
ery-by offering bread for votes.
Inspired by political greed, they have foster
ed class hatreds, fomented strikes and stirred
the evil-smelling contents OF the cauldron OF
discomfort And for what purpose? Their
purpose is to perpetuate themselves in Office at
no matter what cost to the nation.
They have, through demogogery and rank
deception, attempted to cause elements OF our
people to hate each other. BY chicanery and
raw ballyhoo-propagand paid for by the tax
payers-they have sought to accomplish their
un-American, unconstitutional and wholly self
ish purposes.
They have looked with approval upon the
various forms of dictatorship which have en-
slaved several European countries and have
attempted TO substitute in this nation alien tyr
amy for American liberty The threat of
similar yoke being placed about the necks OF
our citizens is real one and has constantly
been growing more menacing
They have concealed their motives and OBJ
jectives under a smirkng mask of assumed vir-
tue. They have displayed a false interest in
the welfare of the common people, while prac-
tically every step they have taken has been
detrimental TO the real interests Of the very
people whom they pretend to benefit.
It Is this challenge that the Republican
party must meet, and I say to you that the
Republican party is ready, both in California
and in the nation.
Alf Landon, patriotic, courageous, militant,
and sensible, is>bringng to the people OF Amer
ica new hope and new courage. The ringing
messages of Col. Frank Knox sound in the ears
of the nation We know the vigor and the ener-
gy being poured into this campaign by the
fighting chairman Of the Republican National
Committee John Hamilton.
In California the Republican party Is doing
its part, and have the pleasure of telling you
today that there is every reason TO believe that
California will be found on November Bird where
California belongs-in the list OF Republican
stateS
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Ell CENTRO'S UNPAVED STREETS
NEED ATTENTION BADLY

The plan considered by the Ell Cen
tro CITY council to surface seven miles
of unpaved streets here will be received
with enthusiasm by a major portion of
the population Economical surfacing
can be done with desert mix, such as
has been used on Ross avenue at the
southern city limits. Such a surface
prevents dust in dry weather, and is
navigable in wet weather, more than
can be said for most of the city's un-
paved streets.
The council, if it can work out any
way to surface the streets under con-
sderation, will win applause from most
of the residents here.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
New York Day by Day
By O. Q. Mcintyre

both men and women. The hlgh
boot craze was going a month IN
Hollywood before reaching here And
the thunder pattern shirts were
dazzling the Beverly canyons some
weeks before they reached the ave-
nue.. There are even rumors Paris
has copyists planted in Hollywood
The lady of the house, in clean
up swoop, inquired today if she
could throw away four bathing suits,
as 1 never went swimming. l thun-
dered a thousand nos. I may not
swim but, Oh, boy, can I wade!
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Former Yuma Mayor
Killed in Auto Crash

PHOENIX, Oct. g. W.R)-Arizona'
1886 traffic toll reached 172 today
with two names added to the list.
j. Homer Smith, So, Tucson, for
mer mayor of Yuma, died few
minutes after the car he was driv-
ing apparently went out of control
on the Casa Grande highway, eight
miles north of Tucson, and plunged
into a pile of rocks. He lived in
Yuma 18 years, going to Tucson in
1885.
Three-year-o Pearl Lorraine Will
liams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Williams, formerly of Phoenix
was fatally injured when she ap-
parently was thrown against truck
at a state highway department road
camp II miles east of Florence.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Group Will Attend
Sales Conference


The entire sales organization of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company left last evening for a
meeting to be held in Los Angeles
with Leroy A. Lincoln, president
of that company. This is the first
visit to the aPcific Coast Lincoln
has made since ne was appointed
president of that huge organiza-
ton. The Imperial Valley staff
consists of Guy G.. Beynon, man
ager, Fred Miller, Oscar Hill, John
Mahan Quincy Hunt and Walter
Bromley.
In all around sales perform
ance this district stands number
2 out of 10 districts in the Pacific
coast territory and number 25 in
the country at large out of a
thousand districts consisting of ap-
proximately twenty five thousand
field statesmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Imperial Valley Press

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urday afternoon issue now sue
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days. by the Imperial Valley
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ter.
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sell Bennitt, retary-treasurer
Ed. Fitzhugh, Managing Edi-
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09

a visit A StatiStician recently found
100 persons within a three block
radius of the tower had never seal
ed the heights. Denver. per popu-
lation, has furnished the greatest
number of visitors, I was told. The
Pixies Peak influence!
90
Literary aspirants, biting pencil
ends over progress, may find in
spiration for chirk of hope by the
early struggles of Booth Harrington,
generally considered Americas No.
l novelist and short story spinner.
In his first five years of fictioning,
Tarkington's income from this
source was S22.50. Fanny Hurst's
first year winnowed exactly $12.
Sinclair Lewis in formative years
did not average more than $500
annually and Theodore Dresser had
long stretches where he did not
salvage his return postage coverage.
Even the gifted Edith Wharton had
a low year Of S19 No calling re-
quires so much persistence and none
has such pleasant awards for per-
severance.
He is one of those queer, shabby
Gascons found pick-thanking in
most of the arty and stuffy bistros
around Washington Square. AS he
sat unlimited at the table, he kept
tasting white pellets. At least four
in half hour. Curious, ventured:
Peppermint" He replied: mo, as
pirin. l nibble them all day." For
Ripley-an aspirin nibbler
Hollywood continues to beat Paris
and New York to the style punch.
Not only in the dress designs by
Adrian, Orry Kelly and other of the
boys, but in dress accessories for
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Changes Proposed
In Detention Home

recommendation for changes in
the Imperial County Detention home
will be made Immediately by Deputy
Fire Marshals Frank D. Scoville and
r. H. Allengreen, who inspected the
place this week.
Institutions of this type are gov
erned by state laws and regulations
instead of those of the community
in which they are situated, Scoville
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Brawley Motorist
Sentenced to Jail

John Walker, 23-year-old Braw-
ley resident, was sentenced to 60
days in the Ell Centro Jail Thursday
after he pleaded guilty to
drunk driving.
He was arrested because he piloted
an old sedan into new one parked
at the curb near the Masonic Temple
at Sixth and State streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
S u M M o N S
No. 17190

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
AGNES ANNETTE SHAW 4
Plaintiff
VS..
MARY E. GRADY,
Defendant
Minor Blythe, Attorney for Plain
tiff.
The People of The State of Cali
fornia Send Greetings to MARY E.
GRADY, Defendant.
YOU ARE HEREBY directed to
appear and answer the Complaint
in an action entitled as above,
brought against you in the Superior
Court of the County of Imperial.
State of California, within ten days
after the service on you of this
Summons - if served within this
county; or within thirty days if
served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified un-
less you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
she will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 10th day of June, 1886.
EDWARD H. LAW,
(SEAL) Clerk
By Dorothy S. Reynolds,
Deputy Clerk
Is 18, 25, o 2, 9, 16, % 80 N 6 13l<
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Trials Postponed
Because of Election

EMPORIA, Kans., Oct. 9. W.P)-
Justice must wait on politics here.
In district court, the judge and IA
of the 35 lawyers on the court
docket are candidates. All agreed
to postpone trials in the October
term until after election Nov. 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09

support and seeks all the radical votes he can
get.
Running on the All Peoples Party ticket
with Marcantono Is Angelo Herndon, a colored
Communist sentenced to 20 years on a chain
gang for circulating Communist propaganda in
violation of an old state anti-sedition law. The
Slogan is: Keep Herndon out of Jail by elect
ing him to the assembly"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
ManhOle Covers
Stolen in Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 9.
{U.P)-Nobody knew why, but thief
took three manhole covers, weighing
40 pounds each, from city streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
One Minute Test Answers

/. Abraham Lincoln, James A.
Garfield and William Mckinley
2. Lucre comes from the Latin
lucrun, meaning gam. s
3. The orange blossom.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

l. Who were the three American
presidents who were assassinated?
2. Why is money sometimes call
ed lucre?
3. What is the state flower of
Florida?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Words of Wisdom

AS ten millions of circles can nev-
er make square, so the united
voice of myriads cannot lend the
smallest foundation to falsehood.-
Goldsmith.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Today,s HorOscope

Persons born on this day are
very positive and combative, have
many friends among people SINH
larly inclined and usually keep their
counsel.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-09
Hints on Etiquette

For a formal theater party, the
host or hostess buys the tickets in
advance, and the guests have no
other responsibility than but to be
present at the time set for the
rarforrnancp
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CHAR|TYGR0UP
AIDS 800

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 18.-
More than 800 persons received
help from the Alexandria United
Charities in March, that organi.
cation reported today.
Included in the 297 ticket
orders for assistance to be given
by the organization were SO white
families with q total Of 215 per
sons. These received food tickets
totaling $224.5O, more than three
tons Of coal and rent involving
nearly $50.
Colored families helped totaled
So, representing 100 persons, vino
received $193.10 in food orders,
nearly five tons of coal, "a worth
of wood and rent and board in
volving $4,000.
With its cash reserve badly de.
pleted curing the past severe win
ter, officials Of the organization
are preparing to build up a large
reserve to supply fuel next winter
and have issued an appeal to all
those pledging funds to pay up as
soon as convenient, in order that
all calls for food may be met
while the reserve IS being built up
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$4,000 VERDICT
/. INBUSCRASH

FREDERICK, Md. April ia
verdict of $4,000 against Howard
R. Boo, owner Of the bus in which
IA Williamsport. Md, high school
children were killed at the Rock
vile grade crossing last April, was
returned last night in the circuit
court here.
No verdict was returned against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co., however, which was being
sued jointly with Doe for $500. 900.
The jury deliberated more than
six hours before returning a yer.
dict. A portion Of the sum Is to
go to Mrs. Bessie L. Emerson,
mother Of Pearl Emerson, who was
killed In the crash. Mrs. Emerson
filed suit for $25, 900. No motion
for appeal was made.
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Shark Island" Tuesday: Ann Shirley
and Phillips Holmes in "Chatterbox. -"
Barrie in millions in the Air" Thurs
day: Boris Karloff and Bella Lugosi in
The Invisible Ray" Friday: Robert
Donat and Jean Parker in THE Ghost
Goes West" Saturday: Larry Crabbe
in Drift Fence"
NEW NJ sTREET-sunday and Mon
day: ~ Found stella Parish. " with
Kay Francis and Paul Lukas. Tuesday:
Peter Ibbetson," with Gary Cooper and
Ann Harding. Wednesday: Personal
Maids Secret" Thursday: Manhattan
Moon" Friday: Broadway Hostess"
Saturday: Miss Pacific Fleet"
STANTON-Sunday and Monday: Mar
garet SULLIVAN in 80 Red the Rose, !"
with Walter Connolly; also Jack Holt
in Dangerous Waters" Tuesday and
Wednesday: Charles Bickford in East
Of Java" with Elisabeth Young; also
Edward Arnold in ''Crime and Punish
ment." Thursday and Friday: Robert
Montgomery in Hide Out" with Maui
reen O'sullivan: Edward Arnold and
lie Chaplin in Modern Times"
CADEM Y-sunday and Monday:
Victor McLaglen and Freddie Bartholo-
Gloria stuart: also. Herbert Marshall
and Jean Arthur in IF You Could Only
Cook" Tuesday and Wednesday: 1.-TWO
In the Dark with Walter Abel ana Mar
got Grahame; also. Jack Holt in "Dang-
Murder In the Fleet" with Robert
Taylor and Jean Parker. Saturday:
Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times"
TAKOMA-sunday and Monday. Rob,
DOnat and lean Parker 'fGhOSt
Goes West" Tuesday and Wednesday
Boris Karloff and Bella Lugosi in Tn
visible Ray; also. Wallace Ford in
another Face" Thursday and Friday:
Franchot Tone and Madge Evans in
cGoGsr re Story SATURDAY,: Ja sho
Jones in For the Service
JEssE-sunday and Monday: The
Wed oo@ Navy 0 %ss wts ka ipG
Bellamy and Claire Trevor; also, "Every
Saturday Night" with June Lang
Thursday and Friday: at Had to
Happen" with George Raft and RosaIind
Air" with John Howard and Wendy
Barrie. .-... -
SYLYAN-sunday and Monday: THE
Bride Comes Home" with Claudette Col
Wednesday: Red Salute" with Barbara
Stanwyck and Robert Young. Thursday
and Friday: Fortified Forest with Les
lie Howard and Bette Davis. Saturday
Dangerous Waters with Jack Holt AND
Robert Armstrong.
PALNL-sunday; Monday and Tuesday
1.-The Bride Comes Home" with Claudett'
Colbert and. Fred McMurray. Wednee
day and THURSDAY; riff Raft" with
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

, Robert A. Parr. rs. S37 Third st. N. e.
Charles A. GUIDE, "a S7Oo Horner PL
s. e.
Marcus R. King. 70. sibley Hospital.
Joseph w. RedShaw. SO. Providence
Hospital.
Frank Fravel, Sc, Georgetown Hospital.
Mary e. Mallon. 81. 1901 Cathedral
Ave.
John p. Daley. 81, 1857 Park Rd. N W.
william F. Greene. so, 451 Ninth st.
N. w.
william T Kirk. so. National Home
opathic Hospital.
william P. Long. 81. Gallinger Hos
william E. Aiken. 5s. Walter Reed Gen.
eral Hospital.
Fred Cook a. st. Elizabeths Hospital.
Winifred Suman, IL. Children's Hos
pitaL. ...-..
N. W.
Amelia Craig, 50. 1O42 Sumner Rd. s. e.
Clara Warrington, 40, 200 Eye ST.
s. w.
Leonard Murphy. 40, Walter Reed Gen.
eral Hospital.
Raymond Taylor, 81. Gallinger Hos
pital.
pital.