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Evening star., 1936-03-16
Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam
Hosts i'm New York

Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer Put
nam, the latter more famous as
Amelia Earhart. were hosts last eve
ming at the Coffee House Club in New
York when their guests numbered so.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
BY TOM BERRY
Governor of South Dakota
(COpgright 1896 by United Press

PIERRE D. July l3 UR-Outside Of perhaps counties
total
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
Drought and Continued
Plague Blamed by Berry
40

EDITORS NOTE: Berry of Dakota in survey
the drought situation in his state written exclusively United
predicts drop
this year. His dispatch follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13

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remain the same in either case.
The company is making arrange
ments with independent dealers
whereby the company will finance
the sale and make installations
and provide service.
Free Installation
"Of course we are installing
these appliances free" Moore said
"And we are guaranteeing free
service as long as the customer
takes power from us. What of
it? Since when is it a violation of
the law to extend payments over
a period Of time with low interest
rates included in small monthly
payments?a
The plan announced by Moore
extends payments on ranges from
tour to eight years, on refrigera-
tiCn units from two to five years
maintains water heater payments
on their present SiX-year basis, and
includes small appliances under
long-term provisions, instead OF
on the former cash or 30-day ba-
sis. Power must be purchased
from the company until the ar
ticle has been paid for Interest
rates are reduced to three per
cent.
Commenting on Horizons protest
to the railroad commission, Moore
said, 1T is strange that a few
months ago the board clamored
for more competition, lover rates
and more complete electrification,
md now cries that we are going
too far. 1t is just beginning to
realize what it means TO be in the
power business"
Horton in Protest
Horton maintained that the
power company'S offers constitute
violation of the Unfair practice act,
and expressed belief that the state
railroad commission will SO hold
The Southern Sierras Power
company has gone on record be-
fore the Railroad Commission of
California and other places in
times past with a definite and
positive claim that their actual
costs of delivery Of electricity to
Imperial Valley consumers justi-
fled, in order for their company
to make a profit, the rates that
have been charged in years gone
by Horton said.
How then can the Southern
Siarras Power company confront
themselves with those statements
and now claim that their attempt
to reduce rates, either directly or
indirectly, by rebates and giving
away merchandise, is not unfair
practice?" he continued. Certain
ly they either falsified the situa-
ton to justify their past rates or
they are now seeking to cut under
their actual costs in order to- re-
duce rates. Either way, at one time
Ci other they were absolutely false
in their position"
1T is just as much violation
of the law to give merchandise
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13

Sherwood's Cafe-Air cooled for
Your Comfort. (Ml7-TF)
Enjoys Vacation - Miss Lillian
ShaWley is spending her vacation
at Pine Valley, where she will re-
main until September l.
90
Special Sale-Pastel shades print
ed silk dresses 1895, Friday and Sat
urday only. DuSold's, 12l So. 5th
st. (J9-JlD
For Rent-Screen sleeping room.
Casa Rey Hotel, 5th and State.
(J12)
Judges Trade COurts-Judge John
E. Simpson of Ell Centro justice
court and Judge John Baker Of I'm
perial justice court traded courts
Monday and were transacting bus
mess as usual.
Woodie Mills Invites his friends
to his new location-Rio Grande
Service Sta, 9th 81 Main. (J12tD
90
Sherwood's Cafe-Air Cooled for
Your Comfort. (M17 TT
Yuma Visitors Mr.. and Mrs.
Grady Neeley and family were visit
ors in Ell Centro from Yuma Sunday.
! Neeley is employed in the bakery
business in Yuma with Leo Madden,
former Ell Centro resident.
90
Venetian Blinds, Porcn Shades
Special summer prices. FL Morado
Studio 127 So 9th. Phone 1888.
(J9P-J11A)
Special Slip Cover Offer. Sam.
pies on display. FL Morado, l27 SO.
9Th. Phone 1888. (J9P-J11A)
90
Takes Vacation - Miss Elnora
Mills is spending her annual Vaca-
ton in Los Angeles.
90
The American Cleaners under
new management. Same staff and
same high quality service.
(J8P-J15A)
90
Trucks For Every ervice-Pianos
and household goods. Moving and
Storage. Phone l, Pioneer Truck 81
Transfer. (J1D
90
Z. Beerdsen's closing out dairy
sale at Zinnerie Sale Corrals Tues
day July l4th, II o'clock sharp. 48
extra choice dairy cows. Reg. Hol-
stein Bull. These are real choice
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
So. SierraS Tells Plans
On LOng>T errn Contracts

or free service Of any kind, as it is
to give a direct reduction in rates
or d rebate without permission Of
the railroad commission" Horton
said. such subterfuge will not
stand when actually brought to
light and is only being offered
in an endeavOr to procure long
time contracts which will prevent
the signers from taking service
from the district and indirectly
cause those signers to defeat their
own purpose, which is that the
profits realized from the district
power enterprise should go to re-
duction OF district taxes"
Rates Discussed
HeWeS, turning to another phase
of the conflict, remarked that fear
of losing its remaining customers
to the district, and not any desire
to favor the power users of the
valley is behind the proposed rate
reduction.
HeWes pointed out that the COM
pany's application comments on
the loss Of 564 regular customers
to the district, and the continued
loss of about Is customers daily.
The district chairman cited this
as proof of his contention that
the districts program actually is
responsible for the Southern Sier-
ras' proposed reductions, and that
nc reductions would have been
contemplated if the district had
not entered the power business.
He further cited from the power
company application to the rail
road commission the company's
words that resulting from com
petitiVe conditions which the ap-
plicant is now experiencing in the
Brawley city substation territory
and its continuing loss of consum-
ers because of said competitive
conditions, and in order to prevent
the further loss OF these con-
sumars, it is necessary for the
commission to grant the proposed
schedule and make it retroactive
to cover the period starting Nay
18, at which time the district cCm-
menCed its power service
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13

cash income from farms of Sl70.-
2l8.100. The cash income in 1884,
the last year fer which accurate
reports are available. dropped 10
S63,985 600
It is my opinion that in 1886
there will be a further drop Of
at least s40.O000OO. One of the
reasons for this Is the depletion Of
our livestock herds because OF
conditions in 1884 and 1888.
South Dakota people are not
looking for charity and want only
the opportunity 90 earn their liy-
ing. The spirit they have shown
through these disheartening times
has caused me to marvel time and
again. and even though We are
faced with a condition as serious
as any that has confronted the
state. I am confident that We will.
with the help promised by Wash
ington, be able to go through the
winter with a minimum Of Sc
riouS difficulty.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
M 2666
Estate of WILLIAM THOMAS
Deceased.

Estate of WILLIAM THOMAS
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, D. L. ZINN, Public
Administrator, as administrator Of
the estate of WILLIAM THOMAS,
deceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, that within six
months after the first publication
of this notice they either file them
with the necessary vouchers in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of the State of California, in
and for the County of Imperial, or
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers to the said D. L. ZINN,
as administrator of said estate, at
510 Main Street, FL Centre Califor
MIA, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of
the said estate in County of I'M
perial State of California.
Dated at FL Centro, California,
this 18th day of June, 1886
D. L. ZINN,
Administrator of the Estate of
WILLIAM THOMAS, Deceased.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
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28 per cent.
Bank debts comprise the total
turnover of money through the
banking windows. the figures re-
flecting almost exactly the sum
total of business transactions in
the El Centre territory.
Bank deposits are from 30 to rs
per cent up, and savings accounts
have climbed considerably above
figures for 1885. Only a portion
of the improvement resulted from
payments of the soldiers bonus,
according to banking officials.
Deposits Increased
According to the banks, the in
crease in commercial deposits re-
fleet increased activity in agrl-
ulture and mercantile business and
is representative of the general
Improvement as reported by mer-
chants and farmers. Both local
banks report they are seeking op-
portunity to make loans, saying
that credit conditions are mater
tally eased, and payments on pres
ent loans are more prompt and
regular than in years. They re-
port that borrowers are liquidat-
ing more easily. There has been
a decrease, apparently, in the
AGRICULTURAL and industrial loans
whereas an increase in the auto,
personal, and modernization loans
shows increased confidence and
improved credit status.
o. G.. Horne, vice president OF
the Security First National Bank
and Walter HayekorSt, general
manager of the Ell Centro Branch,
Bank of America, made virtually
identical statements that the out
look is brighter in Imperial Valley
than at any time since 1929.
Lumber and building firms re-
ported a pickup in business far
in excess of anything during the
past five years, one large concern
showed 90 per cent increase over
last year and volume within 10
per cent of the high mark year
1881.
Real estate firms declare that
more transactions in city property
have been made in six months
than in the previous three or four
wears. One firm reported that
a survey reveals very little good
larm land on the open rental mar
ket.
Record in Autos
Automobile agencies are doing
virtually record business, accord
ing to dealers interviewed, and
especially is this true in the new
car field where demand in many
instances is outstripping supply OF
new units. The used car field
is sluggish it is said, as result
Of heretofore prospective used car
buyers turning to new cars. Al
least two dealers reported that
June was the largest sales month
in their histories.
Gasoline distributors reported
increased in gallonage varying from
10 to 25 per cent over last year.
All agree that the volume OF
motor fuel now being poured in
Imperial Valley equals that OF
1929, indicating traffic, both pas
senger and commercial is back to
pre-depression days. Several lead
ing service stations report in
creases in business varying from
20 per cent to so per cent over last
year.
Similar reports of business i'm
provement, and establishment OF
new sales records pervade other
retail trades.
Hardware companies show that
demands Of all kinds are far a
bove last year. A lending concern
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
GOVERNOR PREDICTS TOTAL CROP FAILURE
VALLEY BUSINESS UP
10 TO 100 PERCENT

I reports that business for the first
half of 1896 shows an increase Of
almost 100 per cent over 1886 An
other company operating 10 stores
in this area revealed that June
was the biggest in the company's
history 1t said that the sale of
furniture which normally falls in
June almost equalled that of May
and was the largest volume ever
sold in June.
An all time record was estdb-
nshed by the same concern, in the
sale of refrigeration units, and
pronounced improvement was in
evidence in almost all kinds of
merchandise.
Leading drug stores reported the
average increase in sales amounted
to better than 80 per cent. All
reported increased demands for
better quality merchandise.
That the depression is dead and
buried was further reflected by a
steady showing of twenty per cent
Increased business over the same
monSls last year by one OF the
telegraph companies. Volume OF
business compares favorably with
the business volume of 1929 anG
$780, this company said, despite
The increase in use of airmail cor
reSpondence in the past Few years
which tended to transplant SCme
of the telegraph business.
A survey of the leading depart
ment stores showing that June
was up over June of 1885 from
ten to thirty per cent, despite, in
some cases, no June clearance
sales having been held this year
as heretofore. One large depart
ment store reported that June this
was better than any June since
1881. Another firm reported the
largest June in the history of their
stores in the valley, the same also
applying to May.
Sale of electrical equipment OF
all kinds has greatly increased, 1t
was reported by many outlets, and
according to the Natural Gas Com
pany. sale of gas units is almost
100 per cent over any previous
year in the company's history
here. If the present trend is main
tanned, Russell Nance, manager
declared 1886 would be the largest
year on record as judged by gas
supplied, customers gained and
merchandise sold.
1t was almost universally re-
ported that payments On delin-
quent accounts and current time
payment schedules were the best
in years, indicating greatly increas-
ed spending power by both urban
and rural populations.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
TO
TELL HEARERS
OF ACTIVITIES

SEATTLE, July 13. U.P)-Repre-
sentative Marion Anthony Zion
check o. WASHINGTON will explain
how he made headlines for months
in an address on who's Crazy
Now" at Seattle Civic Auditorium
tonight.
The Peoples Forum, a small group
within the Church of the People,
headed by the Rev. Fred W..
Shorter, will sponsor the meet
ing. The organization Leans to
the left" DR.. Shorter admitted.
He will introduce the speaker.
Representative Zioncheck plan
ned to have his bride, Mrs. Rubye
Nix Zioncheck, formery of Tex
arkana, Tex, on the rostrum with
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13


Six weeks ago, prospects were
never better for a fine crop in
all parts of South Dakota, but
since the time continued drought
and a repetition Of the grasshopper
plague of 1888 and 1884 has wiped
cut practically all Of the small
grain and corn.
For the fourth consecutive year.
this state has been the victim Of
drought, and to an extent, of
grasshoppers. In 1885, there was
an improvement and enough was
raised to care for the livestock.
This year, however, the drought
has detroyed pastures, and there
is an acute livestock problem par
ticularly west of the river where
the principal industry is livestock
raising.
over a period of ten years,
South Dakota showed an average
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
RAIN FAILS IN
DROUGHT AREA
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probably will reach Nebraska to-
morrow, he said.
There will be local showers in
North Dakota and northwestern
Minnesota tonight or tomorrow, he
predicted. The showers probably
will spread to northeastern Mime
sofa, northwestern Wisconsin and
upper Michigan.
Continued hot. dry weather is in
store for Illinois, Indiana. Iowa
and Missouri. There IS no rain in
prospect fer these states tomorrow
or Wednesday.
Deaths Near 1000
With the bhStering sun continu-
ing deaths attributed to the heat
mounted to nearly 1000 while the
damage 10 crops reached approxim-
ately S4Oo.0000OO
In the east and south. scattered
showers fell Sunday over New
York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania and
Georgia.
Temperatures were lower in east
orn Pennsylvania today with scat
tered showers forecast. apparently
breaking the drought in that ter
ritory.
A good rain" relieved south and
central Alabama yesterday and last
night.
Weather bureau officials said it
was impossible to draw an effective
picture of the territory which re-
ceived relief because of the scat
tered nature of the showers.
Cloudbursts sweyt Gown on Bun
kerville. New, aud in the Dakota
BadlandS, II miles west of Medora.
N D. At Bunkerville. the deluge
brought a flood that cut off the 300
residents of the town from food and
supplies until provisions were
brought in today from Las Vegas.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
IRENE JOHNSON
MARRIES CLARK

Miss Irene johnson who has made
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5.
Lee of Ell Centre for the last year,
and George w. Clark, Ell Centro
businessman, were married in Yuma
Sunday.
The bride was gowned in a smart
frock of gold sharks skin With
which she were dark brown acces-
sories.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee accompanied
the bridal couple to Yuma for the
wedding and officiated as witness
es.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark will make
their home at 1886 Olive avenue,
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
.ussolini Shown
As Power Behind
European Treaty

ROME. July 13. U.P)-Premier
Benito MuSsolini actively spon-
sored the new Austrian
treaty, high official sources said
today.
The treaty, it was asserted, had
its basis in the conference between
MuSsolini and Chancellor Kurt
Schuschnigg of Austria June 5.
Mussolini not only approved of
the treaty but made some import
ant suggestions to Schuschnigg re-
garding its terms. informants said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13

COWS and heavy producers. Dairy
equipment and implements. But
terfat is going up. Better buy
your COW now. Look these COWS
over Sunday and Monday at zin-
merle Sale Corrals. See Walter B.
Havekorst, clerk for liberal terms,
Bank of America, Ell Centro.
(J1O-J1D
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13

Lou Koupal, Seattle pitcher, with
a record of nine victories, suffered
his second defeat May "a, when
Johnny SaIVeson hurled Los Angeles
TO a 81 triumph in the second game
Of a double header which saw the
tribe cop the opener 7-6.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-13
Y TMga:;!:tLe'[: '

LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Maximum Sunday ..............10 los
Minimum Monday Observation-Disclosures. 81
Reading at Noon Monday
Temperature Observation-Disclosures. los
Humidity .................. II
Reading ait 4. M. Monday
Temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Humidity Observation-Disclosures. 56
Reading at > y. m. sunday
Temperature ........:......#.#... los
Humidity -.................. .......19
Los Angeles and Vicinity - Fair
Monday night and Tuesday with ov
ercast night and morning; contin-
ued warm with little change in
temperature; gentle TO m oderate
southeast TO southwest wind.
Southern CnlifOrnia-Fair Monday
night and Tuesday. overcast on
coast night and morning, high
temperature in interior moderate
west and northwest wind off the
coast
Evening star., 1936-12-08

the Chief Emck placed
Philippine
both sides interesting The
that the will withdraw the Aeuian Hawaii Panama
Canal Zone line the United States is impregnable
Further development Of the Philippines would stick
Sans out into Pacific dangers they
floating
Hawaii really intended aid Philip
the idea should protect
the the old British Empire The admas they
defend the islands If patrol bomhers
Department holding
think
outside inclined
Nth The possibility successful Philippine defense
doubtful Development the submarine Recent
airpldnes doubtful
dangerous.
probably will difficulty eventually
international negotiate the neutrality Philippines
Evening star., 1936-12-08

piads, there Is nothing that Judge
Mahoney, taking seat for a second
term as president of the A. A. U,
(victor over Maj. Patrick J. Walsh,
pretender to the throne), can do about
dead situation. And yet that the
issue itself is not entirely defunct
was established when the embattled
standard bearer of protest appointed
Ernest Lee Jahncke of New Orleans
among delegates at large to the A.
A. U. for 1887. Commodore Jahncke
1t was whose opposition TO the holding
OF the games in Berlin was believed
to have brought about his dismissal
from the International Olympic Com.
mittee.
There will, 1t Is said, be additional
repercussions of the Olympic issue as
well as the application of strong
measures to various internal problems
of amateur body.
Born and reared in New York City
as was his rival for Office, Mai
Walsh-Judge Mahoney won athletic
luster in his youth, gaining among
lesser, but nonetheless important
honors the national record for the
high jump. A teacher in the metro.
politan public school system, law part.
ner Of the now Senator Wagner, COM
missioner of accounts and justice Of
the New York Supreme Court from
1923 to 1928 Gov. Smith appointes
Judge Mahoneys career has been
marked by achievement, sincerity and
ready willingness to do battle for
things in which he believes.
(Copyrisht, 1885,
Evening star., 1936-12-08

nizance Of the controversy over the
status Of divorced persons.
In American politics the question
Of divorces is sometimes brought up as
an incident to local controversies over
the personal side of candidates. Thus,
the well-known objection Of the Cath
olic Church to divorces Is often men
toned as an obstacle in the case of
political candidates..
The peculiar relationship, however,
which exists between the Church OF
England and the British government,
something that is not duplicated In
the United States, makes it difficult
for the average American to under
stand the deep-seated nature of the
British Parliament's attitude on the
subject But there Is no difficulty
in perceiving the way the matter can
become political through the appeals
to the British working classes to SYM
pathize with the King on the broad
ground Of his defiance Of convention
and tradition.
In q measure, the trend against
tradition and accustomed ways Of