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Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18

NEW WITNESS
INTRODUCED IN
DANCERS TRIAL

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18. tU.P)-|
The prosecution introduced a newt
witness in the third trial of BusbyI
Berkeley, film dance director, onI
charges of second degree murder|
developing from an auto crash in|
which three people were killed.
Anita Baxter, nurse at SantaI
Monica hospital where Berkeley
was taken, said he was SO serious-|
ly injured it was impossible to|
determine if he had been drinking
before the crash.
Earlier Mrs. Minon Won Brieson,|
daughter of Mrs. Ada Won Brieson,|
who was killed, and Mrs. Laura|
Won Brieson, wife of William Von|
Ericsson, who also met death in|
the crash, told the court they
know nothing of the accident saveI
they were riding in the car when|
they felt a crash.
THAT was the last I remember-|
ed for three weeks, Mrs. Minon|
Won Ericsson said.
Dorothy Daley was the third
victim.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
BLUM REPLIES
TO ATTACKS
ON DEMOCRACY

PARIS, Sept. 18. U.P)-Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler's attacks on democra-
cy in his Nuremberg speeches last
week were answered last night by
Premier Leon Blum in a radio
cast speech on foreign policy
Blum's dramatic defense of DEM
ocracies- by the Ger
man chancellor's challenges-was
followed by a definition of French
foreign policy in terms of indivis-
ible peace and collective security.
He concluded with a warning
that a united France would defend
French soil and resist all pressure
against her liberty of conduct and
decision.
French peace Blum said sup
poses quality of rights between
big and little states and as be-
tween individuj Is. It supposes
fraternity progressive elimi-
nation of war, solidarity against
any aggressor and material and
moral disarmament
1T is because the League Of
Nations itself is founded on these
principles that Frances interna-
tional action is founded on the
league. 1t tends to tighten the
bonds between nations assembled
at Geneva and to assure the peace
to which France subscribes with
more force and more efficacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
CENTRAL HIGH,
JUNIOR COLLEGE,
OPEN MONDAY

Central high school and junior
college students will assemble Mon
day at $40 a. m. for the opening
session of the year, continuing
until 1:55 p. m, according to Guy
A. Weakley, principal
This schedule will operate for the
present but when the permanent
schedule is adopted, classes will not
be dismissed until $3.50 p. m.
Since the announcement relative
to the shortening of the noon hour
has been made public so many
parents have expressed the request
that the old schedule be maintain
ed that there will be no change
made, the usual As minute noon
period being kept.
1--WE appreciate the interest of
those parents who have notified
our office of their preference for
the As minute period and we will
be glad to cooperate with them in
maintaining that period, said
Weakley. "We will find some
other method of solving our diff
culties relative to activities at
school during noon hour. Apparently
there are more students than we
realized who take their lunch at
home during the noon hour"
The cafeteria will be open Mon
day,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
.DURANTE BACK
FROM JAUNT,
A STATESMAN

NEW YORK, Sept. 18. W.P)-"So," )"
said Walter Durante, "A Spanish
gentleman-a high class guy-comes
up to me and asks me what think
of the Spanish war and I tells him
My God, I thought Admiral Dewey
cleaned that up long ago.
Jimmy came here today to re-
port on the troubles of the old
world. He said he found plenty
of trouble and where there wasn't
any, he started some. All this and
many more things, he explained
while the Italian liner Conte Di
Savoia came up the harbor.
One purpose of the trip was to
visit the home of his parents in
Salerno, Italy.
Nobody there ever heard of me-"
Jimmy said, except an old man
with a beard. I told him I was
descended from Dante and he said
there's nobody named Dante living
around here I said Dante was
dead and gone, SO he said, oh, that
Dante-sure, went to his funeral.
OO UliCil 81 W oCC lMuooOilili,
and he stood me up. go up to
the place where he hangs out and
they say he is out on maneuvers.
I don't want to disturb nobody at
time like that SO he don't get
a chance to make my acquain-
tance"
In the midst of Europe's trouble
and intrigues, Jimmy became "a
statesman and a diplomat"
II got evasive," he explained.
That's trick we statesmen have.
Now who should get on this boat
but the queen of Spain. So they
took me up to her and introduced
me and I said to her Queen, it's a
pleasure And I bowed very low
to show her I got manners"
She didn't say nothing. She
laughed right in my face. She took
one look at me and bust out laugh
ing, which I don't mind. I get
paid for it, don't II. ---t---
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18

HULL ddy oCllCQulC. WILL NC
dismissed for lunch and will not
return to school in the cafeteria.
The elementary schools cafe
terra will be open for service Tues
day.
The following schedules will op-
crate for the first few days of
school. Beginning Tuesday, school
will open at 800 a. m. The morn
ing session of kindergarten will be
dismissed at 1850 and the after
noon session will begin at 1880,
closing at 3 pm. Grades l, 2 and
3 will be dismissed at II noon.
Grades through will be out at
1:50 p. m..
School Condemned
Since Lincoln school has been
condemned as unsafe in case of
earthquakes, fifth and sixth grades
have been accommodated as fol-
lows in the other school buildings:
Children will attend school in
the district in which they live.
Harding and Mckinley buildings
will have kindergarten through the
sixth grade; East Side, kindergar-
ten, Americanization, through the
eighth grade; Wilson, one of the
sixth grade classes and the sew
enth and eighth grades.
On Monday morning all fifth
grade children who live west of
fourth street and South of Main,
will report at Harding school. All
fifth grade pupils living west of
Fourth and north of Main will
report at Mckinley.
All sixth grade pupils will re-
port at Wilson school where ar
rangements will be made for the
assignment of sixth grade chill
dren to classes and buildings
There is one. classroom bungalow
available for the sixth grade at
the Wilson school, and the other
three classes of sixth graders will
be assigned to Mckinley and Hard
ing school for the first semester
or until the four new class rooms
to be built on Wilson grounds are
completed.
Every possible consideration"
said Weakley, will be given in
the assignment of sixth grade
pupils during this period of emerg-
ency while the building is under
construction. We ask the cooper
alton of students and parents in
helping us to make satisfactory
cooperation of students and par
ents in helping us to make salts
factory adjustments.
Kindergarten Session
ut will also be necessary dur
ing the first semester to have the
Kindergarten session at Mckinley
meet in the afternoon in order
that the kindergarten bungalow
may be used for first grade class
in the morning."
For the information of parents
wishing to enter children in kim
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
NEW INDUSTRY
FORMED TO USE
TEXAS CACTUS

|
DALLAS, Sept. 18. WP)-A new
industry is being developed in
Texas from a plant which ranch
men have spent much time and
thousands of dollars to destroy
the cactus
While this industry is in its in
fancy, careful examination of arti-
cles produced from cactus stalks
shows them to be of such toughness,
strength and adaptability that the
future of the business seems as
Sured.
| Horace Akin, University of Texas
graduate in philosophy, has expert
mented for years with the Texas
catus and now is using it as a raw
material for the manufacture of
canes, gavels, handbags, fans, vases
and other articles. Every product
is made directly from the stalks and
leaves-or points-of the cactus. The
patent application for the process is
pending.
Major Industry Possible
BotaniStS over the state predict
cactus manufactured products are
destined to become a major indus
| try in Texas.
Texas needs new crop besides
cotton" DR.. G. w. Goldsmith, pro
fessor of botany at the University
of Texas, said while examining pro-
ducts of the plant. 1T seems to me
| that here is such crop-one which
should prove of great benefit to the
people of the cactus region"
DR.. B. G. Tharp, another pro
fessor of botany at the university
also was impressed.
This seems to point the way to
new and valuable industry for
Texas, one which will be of great
value to ranchmen of the state"
Called Ideal for Canes
Two articles most extensively
manufactured from the cactus are
walking canes and fans.
The canes-one of which was CIV
en- to President Roosevelt-are made
from the long stalks and have prov
ed to be of unusual strength. Since
the stick is hollow, perforated
tube, the canes also are light in
weight.
The fans are fashioned SO as to
retain the shape of the cactus leaves.
Before reaching the market, suit
able dyes of assorted color combi-
nations are added with special
lining.
The famous Texas Centennial
gavel, fashioned by Akin and Peter
Mansbendel, an Austin, Tex, wood
carver, was used to bring the Demo
cratic national convention to order
for the nomination of Vice-Presi-
dent John Nance Garner by Gov.
James v. Alfred of Texas.
The gavel has handle of cac-
tus, with head of walnut. On the
gavel is the following inscription:
Presented to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention by the Texas Dele
gatiton in fitting memory of the
Texas Centennial, 1836-1936."
Texas cactus producing areas are
the southern, western and central
parts. Although a number of spe-
cies are involved, these are divided
roughly into two types-the flat
joined opuntiaS, commonly known
as the prickly pear, and the cholla.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Edith Maxwell

Convicted by a jury of IL noun
taineers and sentenced to 25 years
in prison on charges of Staying
her father, Trigg Maxwell. with
a slipper, Edith Maxwell, above,
21-year-old school teacher, has
been granted a new trial by the
Virginia supreme court of appeals.
At the trial last November, Miss
Maxwell admitted striking the
fatal blow with the heel Of her
slipper, but claimed she acted In
self defense. Her father had
beaten her. she testified, because
she had attended dance.
-Cenfynl Press
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
'Eueryman' Will Be
Giuen Again in L. A

In response to popular demand ]
coming from all sections of South
ern California, an extra performs
ance of "Everyman", the brilliant
festival play produced by the Call
ifornia Festival Association, will be
given Friday evening in Los An
geles, was announced today BY
DR.. A. H. Giannini, chairman Of
the association.
Requests for the additional per-
formance have poured into the fes-|
tival offices from all parts of cen-|
tral and southern California FROM
people who have been unable I'd
attend the earlier performances.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Vocational Farm
Dept. at Brawley
High Enrolls u

Brawley high schools newly or
ganized vocational agriculture de-
partment has started the year with
an enrolment of 81 students the op-
ening week, according to D. G..
Thompson, director.
After having been dropped from
the school curriculum for several
years vocation agriculture is again
being offered. Much interest has
been taken in the two sections of
agriculture being offered as in the
farm mechanics courses. Plans are
being made to establish Future
Farmers of America chapter
Dwight Thompson, director, was
agricultural director in a Sacra-
mento valley school last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18

dergarten and first grade, the law
is quoted: Children may be adj
mitted to kindergarten if they
will be five years of age op or be-
fore March IL, 1887. To enter the
first grade pupils must be six
years old on or before March 81,
1887. Children may be admitted
to beginning classes in kinder
garten or first grade only during
the first month of school,"
"It will facilitate the enrolment
of beginners in the kindergarten
and first grade, and of children
who are entering our schools for
the first time if the parents will
bring the child's birth certificate
or other evidence of birth date,
said Weakley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Funeral Services to
Be Held for Educator

LOS ANGELES, Sept. II. U.P)-
Funeral services for DR.. William
S. Bovard, renowned Methodist
educator, will be held at 10 am.
Saturday in the First Congregation
al church at Sierra Madre.
DR.. Bovard, one of the six Bovard
brothers who founded University of
Southern California, died at the
home of his son, Gilbert, last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Costly-unless your Gasoline
has these 3 Kinds Of Power
in Perfect Balance

IN TODAY'S DRIVING, you stop 80 times
day. For economy here you need gasoline that gives
fast pickup On the other hand you start your engine
10 times day. For economy here you need gasoline
that starts quickly.
If you're typical motorist you drive an average of
27.4 miles day. So you also need gasoline that's
economical IN steady running
Just your needs shifts of gears, your gasoline
needs kinds of power.
First to recognize the need in todays driving Shell
engineers combine these kinds of power in fuel
Super-She, the first truly balanced gasoline
Super-Shel is sold at over 10000 neighborly Shell
stations from coast to coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
Sewer Diggers Find
Lead Vein in Butte

BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 18. W.H-
Sewer workers digging in front of
the YMCA today gave Butte its
latest discovery" when they en-
countered a vein of silver-bearing
lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-18
LOWER GRADES TO
HAVE SHORT DAY

Information relative to the opening day of school for
the elementary students has been given by Guy A. Weak
ley, district superintendent.
The elementary schools of Ell Centro will open at
o'clock Monday morning, Sept q, and will run on mini
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
Costello Pick
Pitt TO Beat
Ohio State
Cont. from First Sports Page)

Cont. from First Sports Page)
Villanova. This year I look for
Villanova to win.
6. In New York, Army is a 8
to S choice to defeat Columbia.
That is as Columbia wants it. A
wet field, Army. A dry field, Co
lumbia.
7. Fordham is big and powerful,
as usual. S. M. U. has a young
team, but one with flare for wide
open play and sensational tricks.
The Mustangs will be greatly un-
derestimated, therefore I look for
them to come through by slight
margin.
The seven games listed are all
difficult games to forecast. No
less than four of them are poten-
tial ties. Certain factors with
which the general public are not
acquainted collegiate rivalry, key
men out with injuries and because
Of scholastic difficulties, etc. play
important roles in at least three
of the games listed.
The man, or woman, who can
pick five winners out of this list of
seven games is one of two: Either
mighty lucky or extraordinarily
equipped with football sense.
Harry CoSteHO'S choices lDill
appear every Wednesday in The
Washington TimeS.J
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Kirk Miller Says:

Cont. from First Sports Page)
and haul them in each others
presence and say:
Here, mitt this guy; If you
don't, I'm gonna give the two
of yez a good cuffing!"
And speaking of human nature
and how we sometimes revert to
oppositeS, here comes the most
asinine All-America combination
from Ames Kendrick, a gentleman
of letters, and master chess
strategist who can beat a room
full of people blindfolded with
both hands tied behind his back.
He says he dallies in simple
forms of word combinations as
relaxation from his intensive lit
erary pursuits and chess problems.
Well, Ames, here goes, and let 1t
be the last:
Hogg Penn, looked early
like a ham, but turned out to have
a mean shoulder in interference.
Hale Columbia, went for a
song in early days, but now is ma
tional inspiration.
Under Andover, an all
round good man.
Iron Duke, mot through
him."
Shirley E. Temple, some baby.
Cotton Baylor, machine
in himself.
Hard Case, can box any
tackle.
Hello 80. Central, a live wire.
Hare :. Auburn, one of Metz
sche'S blond supermen.
King William and Mary,
regal line man.
Holden Yale, great last
ditch player.
Georgetown is going out to Gin
cinnati tomorrow night none too
sure of the consequences, but feels
that If it can hurdle the Ohio
eleven a sort of a crisis will have
been passed.
1t has been a full decade since
these teams met and the one
element which is important in
handicapping a game is totally
lacking traditional rivalry.
I'm sticking with Hagerty's Hoyas.
Catholic University should give
LaSalle a busy afternoon, but not
too busy. DePaul comes to Brook
land a week hence and it isn't
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
PICKUPS AND PUTOUTS
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

NJ. ~; Page (Maryland); Toll
(PrincetOn); Sample DavidsOn) {;
Case Navy; Warden (DavidsOn) {;
Plumb VERMONT; Berry Wash
ington-Lee); Winter (Harvard) /;
Lamb (AmherSt); SNOWFALL (Am-
herSt); Staples (Amherst); Weeks
(Virginia); Rose (COrnelD; Bunch
William Nary; Sands Ken
tucky); Cook american w.; Wolf
(OhiO State); Brown Catholic
W; Bridges Howard; Clay
Tech High; Fox DrexeD /;
Eaves (Auburn); Moss (Tulane) ;
Friend (Juniata): Fish (Gettys.
burg); Tride Systematically /;
BOOzer (Alabama) and Rock
(WaynesbOrO PA. High.
Young Bill Ingram will replace
Charley Reimann at fullback for
Navy against Virginia tomorrow
Toby Tyler, first trombone in
LOew's Capitol Orchestra, didn't
have q penny on the race horse,
Toby Tyler, which paid lis to
win at Jamaica Wednesday. 4.
Reuben P. Hines will COM
bine the manager and green
keeper duties at Congressional
Country Club. Hines, who sue
ceeds George S. KrOm as manager
at Congressional, also has filled
the dual role as greenkeeper at
Congressional and Manor Clubs.
he has resigned as greenkeeper at
Manor, effective October 81. Pat
Gallagher remains uncOnvinced
that Buck Everett clearly defeated
brother Marty Monday night in
Griffith Stadium.
Billy Wagner, Billy MOllOy, Tom
COstaggini and Harry Goucher are
the new officers of the Heurich
Employees Association. DR.. Max
Wolf was among those thrilled with
last nights matches at the Arena.
:. today was moving day for Joe
Turner's office staff, transferring
equipment from the Annapolis HO-
tel to the new headquarters which
are in the Arena.
VOTE AMERICAN
Gainor Bout Cancelled
The Al Gainor and Tiger Roy
Williams bout, scheduled at Grit
fifth Stadium next week, has been
postponed.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

ultimate drop of pleasure out of
the sport.
Chairman of the bowling league
is John B. Davis, with Antonio
Cicchino, secretary-scorer and
Gerald Ferguson. treasurer.
Name Teams for Idols
AS a gesture of admiration
for the bowlerS they follow with
red-hot interest, they have named
their six teams after the mem
bers of the washington Brewery
aggregation which uses Northeast
Temple as its home alleys for
it's District and Baltimore-Wash-
ington Intercity leagues, Ollie
Pacini captain and alley mana
ger; Myer Jacobson, the senSa-
tional Baltimore youth who
travels to washington every
Thursday, George Honey, Gene
Hargett, Frank Mischou and AL
fred Cutie" Hayre.
The silence is terrific when
these lads bowl but that also
applies to their enjoyment of the
sport.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
ole Miss Choice
Over CoIonidIs
Tonight
Cont. from First Sports Page)

Cont. from First Sports Page)
the position of field general for
the Colonials Is the right man in
the right spot. Jenkins is cool
under fire, and is never dis
couraged when things fail to go
the way he would like to have
them go. He knows how to rally
q team and knows how to drive.
Someone of these nights, or
days, Joe Kaufman is going to ex-
plode like Roman candle and
when he does he will dazzle every
one with his blaze. He is a
tempermental sort of a kid but he
has every qualification of a real
halfback. If he rises to the
occasion tonight there is no tell
ing Just what will happen.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

VOTE AME RICAA
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
A. and |. Holds
Pin Lead

A. & l., by taking the odd deci-
sion from S. A., retained its grip
on first place in the Navy Depart
ment bowling loop this week.
Secretary, by shutting out the En-
gineers, moved into the runnerup
position. photographic, by hand
ing AeronauticS coat of white
wash, gained a tie for the third
hole with Ordnance, Comman-
dantS, and Ltho. Barracks, with
SOL, took high team game, and
photographic, with 1913, had
high team set.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
Six Pin Teams
Comprise
Circuit
By GINO SINH

It was Thomas Edison, greatest
inventive genius either American
continent has produced, who
thanked his lucky star for his one
infirmity. deafness.
No one realized better than the
Wizard of Menlo Park the purity
of that gold that is silence.
81 owe my greatest inventions
to this blessing in disguise, deaf
ness" he often said, "fOr it al
lowed me to concentrate with
all my faculties on the task at
hand. shutting out the distract
ing noises of the world"
Edison was not born deaf. His
infirmity was the result of a blow
from a boorish railroad conductor.
So, deafness is not the terrible
affliction many conceive it.
And often we wish, at least, those
of us who are interpretive, that
occasionally we did not have the
power Of speech so that we would
leave many unklnu anu OoOA4SAl
things unsaid.
Not a Hard Lot
All Of which is by the way OF
saying that being a deaf-mute isn't
such a hard lot, after all.
For visual proof of this fact, you
need but to HE yourself over to
the Northeast Temple bowling al
leys this Monday night at 8 p. m.
and watch the Six-team Washing
ton Deaf Duckpin League opening
its season.
If you are an enthusiastic bowl.
ing fan and think you are getting
the most fun out of your game, OBJ
serving the bowlers of this loop
enjoying themselves will make you
realize that they are squeezing the
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

Tom Davis, ex.EaStern High
gridder, plays a smashing game
at end for Alabama. but Bobby
Hart, another Eastern graduate,
was too light for the Crimson
Tide. Bill Chalkley, who was
graduated from Alabama Poly
last June, writes the Norris Dam
history. Dick Lanahan Is pOpu-
lar throughout Alabama, estab-
fishing himself when pitching for
Union Springs in the Dixie"
amateur league. the foregoing
comes from our Southern CORE
spondent, Zip" Adams. DE- trOit
will have its baseball Omen next
year. GOSlin, Gehringer and
Greenberg.
Here's q football glossary. ;.
Meek California; Player Navy
Sharp New York u; Power
Duke; Sickles Nafayette)
Stark (Williams); Frank George
town.; Bright Systematically ;
Moan West Virginia); Sweet
michigan; Hunter (DavidsOn)
Ferry (St. Mary's Of California;
Sparks California Beard ~
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
WASHINGTON DEAF DUCKPLN LOOP OPENS SEASON MONDAY

probable Bergman would schedule
too hard a foe ahead Of a team
with which he has an old score
to settle --- DePaul, due here Octo-
Der II which beat c. u, 9 to 6,
last week.
And to vote a solid local ticket,
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

IN also Stringing with deorgI
Mississippi on a wet field Just as
am picking Navy to beat Virgins
as it pleases, and Maryland I'd
have a chance against North Caro-
lima if the going is sloppy; other
wise a Tar Heel victory.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
Cards Freshmen Book
Staunton Military

The Catholic University fresh
man football team will play Staun-
ton Military Academy at Staunton.
Va, Saturday, october II it has
been announced by Director Of
Athletics A. j. Bergman.