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The Washington times., 1936-05-07

ana looking Tor entertainment.
under medical observation at the
Soldiers Home Hospital.
PICK LEAVES ROADSIDE
The Roadside Theater out on
the Rockville Pike is going to lose
one of its founders, directors and
sound businessmen. He is Walter
Pick, just signed for a summer sea.
son at Woodstock, N. Y, in Robert
Elwin's company at the Maverick
Theater. There Mr.. Pick can act
every week and acquire some Of
the experience needed when he
crashes Hollywood. Col. SchlosS,
Of Glen Echo Park, has Off
cially confirmed the appointment
of Mrs. Mary L. Harris as publicity
director, effective at once.
A CRITIC DIRECTS
Mr.. Deeds who put Mandrake
Falls and "Pixilated'' on the map
is the first 1886 picture to win q
third week at the Metropolitan
Theater. On Sunday night at the
Hotel Mayflower, an invited audi
ence will see just how good a mo-
ton picture critic Is when he
writes and directs his own story.
The poo-bah of Hollywood is Pare
Lorentz who writes the movies for
Town and Country, McCall'S
Magazine, Judge, and the New
York Journal weekly magazine.
The Lorentz picture, produced by
the ReSettlement Administration
and called THE Plow That Broke
the Plains" is part of a select pro-
gram in which five nations will
submit celluloid product for an
audience expected to include
members of the United States Su-
preme Court, Congress, the Cabi-
net and diplomats.
NEW NIGHT CLUB
Washington is soon to have its
own Cocoanut Grove. A new night
club at Fifth and K Sts. N. w.,
with Bill Merriam handling the
swing publicity. Professor Mer'
riam will also follow Pete Macias
to the Powhatan Roof when the
Connecticut Avenue Toscanini
takes to the open air. Heigh-Ho
closes on Saturday night. Arthur
Godfrey says nothing to that wild
rumor he was going t. start a
sports tabloid. . Warner Bros. is
polling editors and movie critics
and inviting them to sound out
their readers on the question as to
whether or not double features are
desired by the public. And this is
another case whether Washington
must be votelesS since double fea.
lures are not a problem in this
territory. I got ballot by mis-.
take. They do say that Steve
Cochran took so many bows over
Jack Daly's Sunday feature story
he's been laid up with back ache.
BURY THE DEAD"
On June 3 at Pierce Hall the
New Theater Group Of Washing
ton will present a reading, to be
followed by a public discussion Of
the sensational Irwin Shaw play,
Bury the Dead" now being pre-
Sented by Alex Yokel at the
Ethel Barrymore Theater in New
York.
Sponsored by congressman Aim
lee, Marcantonio and Scott, the
group feels proud that it has the
distinction to introduce to the
local public this tremendous anti
war drama, which concerns, as
was reported before, six soldiers in
"the war that is to begin tomor-
row night" and their refusal to
be buried.
It will be read here by mem
bers of the acting company Of the
Group Theater of New York, and
the discussion will be led by a
nationally prominent figure. In
formation concerning tickets and
reservations will be made public
in a few days.
The Washington times., 1936-05-07

TINES PHOTOS AT FOX
Thirty-five outstanding news
pictures selected as the best
taken by International News Pho
tographic Service, which ap.
peared during 1885, will be on
display at Loew'S Fox Theater
starting tomorrow.
The photographs appeared in
The Washington Times during
the past year and are not only of
historical interest but of value
to amateur and professional pho.
tographers as well. They will be
on display during the current
run of Big Brown Eyes" fea-
ture picture at the Fox opening
tomorrow.
GETS FIFTY PROPOSALS
Ken Murray phones that his
Tuesday night radio gag was
taken seriously by many who
heard his broadcast. What the
announcer said was that the spon-
sor insisted that Comedian Murray
take q wife If he wished his con
tract renewed. They built much
fun over what is planned as
running gag. Opening his mail
Wednesday morning the comic dis
covered that listeners had taken
the Find A Wife For Murray
joke as the Mccoy. He had more
than so genuine proposals from
Leap Year girls and they are still
pouring in. Two of the more ven
tureSome lasSieS showed up at the
studio, one hour after the broad.
cast. ready to elope with the col.
umniSt-comedian.
JIMMY DUNN COMING
Winnie Shaw is on her way
from Hollywood for q series Of
personal appearances which will
include one week at the Earle.
Grace Moore's latest picture THE
King Steps Out" is also due on
Thirteenth Street the week of May
"a. This is the feature In which
the prima donna got mad when
she was asked to milk a cow and
sing at the same time. Jimmy
Dunn is another Hollywoodite on
The Washington times., 1936-05-07
SOME AMUSEMENT GLEANINGS = 'EX
Tobacco Road Is Returning to
National Week Of Moy17
Jimmy Dunn Coming
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Thursdays Kellegrams: Coming right back yer "To
bacco Road booked for return engagement at the National
Theater the week of May IT, For the lowdown play
the Georgia sharecroppers wenas Fred Allen sayke the
Townsend plan meaning like co. when played here month
This gives the National Theater the longest
since before the depression and Street will wind up with
the attes annual dividend since 1929 about $50OO0 Too
bad the National hasn't cooling SYSTEM for it might keep
right through June July and August when the boys will
be spending that bonus and looking for entertainment
The Washington times., 1936-05-07
RUDY USES LIGHTS

week at the Fox, beginning May
%.
RUDY USES LIGHTS
Peter LORE, who is on his way
to Hollywood to star in UniverSalS
new version Of "Hunchback of
Notre Dame," will stop off in
washington tonight to be a guest
star on Rudy Vallee'S radio pro.
gram which will originate here . .
Rudy, by the way, instead of using
conventional makeup for his ap'
pearances at the Fox is getting his
stage complexion with violet ray
lamp. The crooner and his Con.
necticut Yankees are going on the
new Hotel Astor roof in New York
for a summer engagement.
A COMPOSER CALLS
Rudy Vallee as well as Loew's
Fox audiences were given an un-
expected "thrilr' last night.
Just before Rudy was sum-
moned for his last stage show of
the day a gray-haired gentleman
stuck out his hand and asked Val
lee do You Remember Me?"
II most certainly do," Vallee
answered, and he pulled the
"guest" onto the stage and intro
duced him as Emil Fensted, who
wrote the melody of the now fam
GUS Maine Stein Song" Fen.
sted wrote the music nearly 28
years ago and still treasures the
original copy. For several years
he was a member of the Fox
Theater Orchestra then under the
direction Of Adoph Kornspan.
He lives here at the ElkS Club but
for the last few weeks has been
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
Ell CENTRO MAN
INVOLVED IN
FATAL CRASH

Ben Casey, of FL Centro, truck
driver for Maggie Brothers, was the
driver of a. truck involved in an au-
tomobile accident Saturday night
which took the lie of one woman
and injured another. The Ell Cen
tro man was scheduled to testify at
a coroners inquest in Indio at 4
o'clock Monday.
Miss Mary Ure of Pittsburg, Pa,
was killed in the crash and her sis
ter Miss Frances Ure, is in an Indio
hospital for treatment Of injuries
received in the accident.
The accident occurred two mioS
west Of Edom at O'Clock Saturday
night. The Maggie truck was COM
ing toward FL Ccntro and the Urc
car was proceeding toward Los An
geles. The truck and sedan Wer2
said to have been wrecked.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
QUICK ACTION
PROMISED ON
FARM TARIFF

Immediate action on the request
ed tariff on rape, hemp and perilla
seeds and oil now imported in this
country duty free, vas promised by
r. w. Blackburn, president of the
California Farm Bureau Federation
at the regional conference SaJur-
day in Ell Ccntro.
Flax growers Of the county ask
ed the farm bureaus support in
securing tariff on these products
which compete with linseed oil and
other flaxsecd products. The re-
gion passed a resolution endorsing
bill now before congress which
will place a tariff on these imports
and Blackburn is taking the mat
ter up with the national farm bu-
reau representatives in Washing
ton, DC.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30

the state officials tainted.
AS the day went on develop
ments saw one purported confess
sion to the murder of the Lind
bergh baby shattered, and another
resting in the hands of New Jer-
sey's governor.
The broken confession was that
of Paul Wendell, against whom
Mercer county detectives had filed
murder charge. The charge will
be dismissed tomorrow, officials
agreed. The other asserted con-
fession was that of CASTOR B.
Means, notorious Swindler and all
round criminal now serving
federal penitentiary term for de-
frauding Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Nc
Lean, Washington society leader,
of 100000 on his promise to OBJ
tain the return Of the Lindbergh
baby to its parents.
Secrecy Wells Hearing
Secrecy surrounding todayS
court hearing left in doubt the
part the two asserted confessions
played there. 1t remained a mat
ter of conjecture whether Gov.
Harold A. Hoffman would use the
asserted Means confession in his
attempt further to postpone exc
cution of Hauptmann, set for
tomorrow.
The court convened at Ills a.
m. in executive session. A bare
announcement of its decision was
promised Immediately after the
session, which may last several
hours.
The court convened bearing ex-
hibits and new evidence to aid
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman in his
battle to prevent the execution un-
til the Lindbergh mystery is solved.
Chief among the investigators
was Robert w. Hicks, a Washing
ton detective, who carried a small
box-like device that resembled
bureau drawer. Hicks said it was
a model he used in measuring saw
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
RAY EDGAR FAVORS CREATION OF
SEPARATE LIQUOR CONTROL UNIT

yill be submitted to the voters at
he November election.
THE board Of equalization" said
Edgar, lis essentially a tax board
md is charged with the tremendous
responsibility Of administering taxes
and licenses yielding more than
S160,000,000 annually.
Serious Problems
1T is manifestly impossible for
the members of the beard TO give
the time and thought required to
the serious tax problems now con.
fronting the state when tWo-third5
of their energy is expended in deal
ing with the multiplicity of prob
leros involved in liquor control.
THE board is doing the best it
can with a bad situation, but liquor
and enforcement work
should be transferred to a separate
state agency, which can give its full
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
ELDERLY MAN
DONATES SIS

In response to the appeal Of
the Red Cross for flood relief
funds, many touching incidents
each day surround the bringing OF
funds 10 the POst-PreSS.
One such interesting incident,
showing that benevOlencc and
charity are still strong i'll the
hearts of American people occur
red Monday morning.
An elderly man came in and
laid down S25 i'm currency.
This is for the Red Cross fund"
he explained.
Efforts TO obtain his name were
unavailing. He left without fur
ther comment. With the eXcep-
tiOn that the clerks receiving the
money reported seeing him occas-
i0nally about town, no further
elew was obtained as to his identi-
ty.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
APRIL 28 SET
FOR HEARING
IN WATER SUIT
Fred Golfer Denied
Permission to
Intervene

WASHINGTON, Mar. 30.
(UP)-Thc supreme court
today set April 28 for argu-
ment on a motion of Cali
fornia and other Colorado
river basin states to bar the suit
of the state of Arizona which
seeks a ruling on the amount of
water to which Arizona is entitled.
The argument will involve the
right Of Arizona to file its COM
plant. .t...
The court denied Fred T. Golfer,
trustee and president of the grand
bridge Verde Highland reorganiza-
tion committee and power districts
and president of the Arizona High
land reclamation accosition, per-
mission to intervene in the suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
POWER RITES TO
BE HELD TUESDAY

Funeral services for DR.. r. H.
Power of Apaheim, pioneer resi-
dent Of Imperial alley, will be con-
Quoted Tuesday at the Jesse Holton
MCrtuary in Long Beach. DR.. Pow
er died Friday.
DR.. Power will be remembered
by many cid timers and also by
members of the Masonic lodge as
he was one Of the early settlers
of this county and active in Mas
onic york.
Coming to the valley in 1907, DR..
Power first established residence
in Imperial, moving to Ell Centre
in 1917. In 1925 he left the valley
for Long Beach and practiced there
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
SEES
KAYAK RACES
AT SALTON SEA

Despite the storminess of the
weather, a fair-Sized crowd greeted
kayak racers from Santa Barbara
and Fullerton at Sandy Beach yes
tcrday. Girls outnumbered the boys
by two to one, and while no records
were broken, the time reported was
exceedingly fast, considering the
crosswinds which interfered with
high speeds.
The girls from Santa Barbara, ac-
customed as they are to the off
shore winds of the Pacific, were not
bothered, but some spectators on
shore were somewhat chilled by the
wind
In the crowd were noted a number
of instructors in Imperial Valley
schools were were at Sandy Beach
to investigate the KAYAK situation
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
CHILDREN ENTER
EASTER EGG HUNT

Mystery and more mystery -
"shuShed" about the Post Press
office today and you can bet your
life its the big Easter egg hunt
party given by the POst-Press, Unit
cd Artist theater and NJ. o. King
CO., for all the boys and girls in
Imperial county who haven't celc-
brated their fifteenth birthday an
niversary. The hunt is to begin at
10 O'Clock Saturday morning, April
H.
Nests with blue and pink and yell
low eggs and great big chocolate
eggs. and real live bunnicS are all
ready.
You remember last week we told
you about how the eggs are 30 be
wrapped in papers on which are
printed the treasure messages. We
also have started feeding "Bcnja-
min Bunny" a special diet so that
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30

expected appearance before the
house investigating committee late
this week or carly next.
Congressional supporters Of the
Townsend movement sought to
bring Townsend and his co-found-
er of the pension plan, Robert E.
Clements, together to restore har-
mony to the high command of the
organization. Clements resigned
last week
Rep. John Steven McGroarty, D.,
Cal, sponsor of the plan to enact
the $200-a-month pension plan into
la y, said he would attempt TO con-
ci,iate differences between the two
before Clements resumes his testi-
mony Wednesday.
McGroarty said Townsend and
Clements would get together in
the face of this unwarranted at
tack upon us" and predicted that
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30

SACRAMENTO March 30 tUP)-
1T is physical impossibility 10
members of the state board of equal
ization to continue to do justice tt
both tax administration and liquo'
control In my opinion the right,
of the taxpayers come first and .
believe it is imperative that liquor
control be divorced from the boaro
without delay"
With that emphatic declaration
Ray Edgar OF Ell Centro, Southern
California member of the board of
equalization, today came out vigor-
ously in support of an initiative
constitutional amendment to create
separate state commission for
liquor enforcement and regulation
Such an initiative proposal, Gre
ating an appointive state alcoholic
beverage commission, is now being
drafted by the senate and assembly
committees on liouor regulation and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
BOB THOMPSON
ARRAIGNED IN
SLAVE ACT CASE

Bob Thompson was arraigned
before Deputy United States Com
missioner Dorsey Whitela v Mon
day for violation of the Mann
white slave act. The matter was
continued for one week for deci-
sion and bail ordered maintained
at 5000.
The Negro is faced with the fed
eral charge as a result of two young
white girls divulging that he
brought them from Arizona TO a
Negro vice den in WeStmorland.
Thompson, Ella and Andrew
Culbertson will be arraigned in
superior court Tuesday for pandcr-
ing and on two counts of contri-
buting to the delinquency of
minor
All three were implicated in the
two girls charges that they we're
placed in the CulbertSon place
where they were visited by Fill
pinoS.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
IN
SUIT FL { D
BY DIST R|CT
Briefs to Be Served
Friday in Power
Dispute

Affidavits and briefs were
filed by the Imperial Irriga-
tion district Monday in the
Southern Sierras suit for a
temporary injunction to pre-
vent district power development.
The instruments we're filed in San
Bernardino county court where
Judge Benjamin F. Warmer has the
case under submission. The power
company seeks temporary restrain
ing order to prevent the district
from going ahead with power con-
struction pending decision in suit
in the higher courts.
Briefs in the Nev-Cal appeal from
the district court decision which
permitted the district to go ahead
with construction of the Brawley
standby plant, will be served in San
Francisco Friday. according to Har-
ry Horton, district chief counsel.
Hearing on the Nev-Cal appeal
from the district court decision is
scheduled to be heard in San Fran
cisco April 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
BIDS OPENED ON
NEW HIGHWAY
BETWEEN DAMS

YUMA, Ariz., March 30. UR-R
E. Hazard & Sons, San Diego, Cal,
contractors, we're low bidders today
on a proposal to oil-surface five
miles of road between Laguna and
Imperial dams. Their offer was
$504450
The bids will be sent to Washing
ton by r. B. Williams, engineer in
charge of construction of the ALL
American canal. who opened them
The contract will be awarded at the
national capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
G-MEN CATCH
ALVIN KARPIS,
SAYS REPORT

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 30.
WR-Dcpartment Of justice agents
moving swiftly and secretly, were
believed to have captured Alvin
Karpis and another man and 40
man in a tear and flare gas raid
on a farm house near here today.
The agents, numbering "12 to Is"
refused to comment on the raid.
They acted alone and city and
county officials were without defi-
mite knowledge OF their moments.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
ANNUAL DAIRY
DAY WILL BE
HELD APRIL z

Annual dairy day has been set
for April this year and will be
held at the Walter B, HavckorSt
ranch near Meloland, said George
l. Winwright, assistant farm ad-
visor.
DR.. C. f. Gordon, extension spc-
cialst in dsirying, and Miss Hilda
Faust, extension specialist in nu-
triton will be the speakers.
The various ribbons and other
awards earned during the year will
be presented at this meeting, in
cluding the sweepstakes cup award
ed the winner Of the GOV testing
competition.
Creameries of the valley will serve
luncheon at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30

ed autnOrlJaJlVely.
The conferences will begin soon
probably April 6-cvcn if the
German reply to peace proposals
of the Locarno Powers expected
to reach here tomorrow, is favor
able, it. was said.
Apparently with view to plac-
ating German uncaSineSs on the
staff talks, it was learned, Great
Britain intends, when the time
seems propitiouS, to enable the
German general staff to join in
the talks so that all four nations
can arrange defense plans against
attack This would be a reconSti-
tuition of the defense provisions
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30

of the Locarno Treaty which Ad-
elf Hitler denounced in rearmin2
the demilitariacd Rhinoland zone.
Technical Phases
Pending a possible German ad-
herencc, the stafts of the three
countries are to discuss technical
phases of the defense plan.
Garmanys participation in the
talks, particularly on the subject
of a western European air pact,
was expected at a subsequent stage
of the proceedings, at which the
Locarno Treaty would be re-Writ-
ten. minus the dcmilitarized Rhine
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30

until 1888 when he became i'll, an
illness which continued and which
finally resulted in his death
He had been living with his old
est son, Robert A. Power. who rs
owner OF a 220 acre orange ranch
near Anaheim. He was a member
of the Long Beach Kiwanis club
and the Masonic lodge No 38f Ia
this city
Survivors include two sons, Rob-
ert A. of Anaheim and Newport
Beach and Rexford Power OF San
Francisco; his second wife. Mablc
Power, his first wife having died
some l5 years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
NEW DEAL WINS
COURT VICTORY

WASHINGTON, March 80. UR)-
The Mex Deal was awarded a
strategic victory before the supreme
court today when the tribunal re-
fused to entertain the plea of Bur-
co Inc, a creditor, that the court
decide the ccnstitutionality of the
utility holding company act at
once in the American States Public
Service company case.
The court acted following pro-
test by Solicitor General Stanley
Reed, who interposed for the New
Deal. Reed claimed that the case
was no fair test of the law,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30

he will be i'm the best of running
form on the big day of the hunt.
benjamin Bunny" is the rabbit
that some boy or girl must catch to
claim the $50 Easter outfit that the
NJ. o. King Co. has donated.
The place OF the hunt is being
kept secret but all of the boys
and girls entered in the contest are
to meet Herb Norris, of the United
Artists theater, and NJ. o. King in
front of the United Artists theater.
Saturday morning, April IL, and
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
County Relief Case
Load Takes Drop

Imperial county State Relief ad-
miristration rolls have 269 resi-
dent families and 30 transient fam
lilies receiving relief
This number denotes a reduction
in the case load of last week, w
S. Fitzer, head of the SRA in this
county, said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
Brother Slain by
Gun in Child's Hands

SAN BERNARDINO. Cal, March
80. W,P - An "unloadcd" rifle in
the hands Of his 7-year-old broth
er brought death today to Samuel
Allen Vickery, 13, in the county
hospital. The gun was discharged
while the younger brother was
playing with it at their home in
BarStOW.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
Storm Warnings
Posted on Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, March 80 U.P)
The U. S. weather bureau today
ordered storm warnings posted
along the California coast from
Eureka to Santa Barbara. South
erly gales are expected 10 sweep
the area.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
FAMILY FLEES
BLAZING HOME

While the Y. YamaShiro family
sat in their living room Saturday
night, a neighbor warned them to
leave because the rear of the house
was afirc.
The japanese. bis wife and five
children escaped from their house
three miles west of Westmorland.
Their belongings, however. were
destroyed.
Origin of the fire was said to be
undetermined.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
Elephant Helmets
Stolen From Store

Six dozen elephant" hats were
stolen from the Clements Drug store
Saturday night.
City police and deputy sheriffs
we're told to be on the lookout for
the sun helmets believed to be in
the possession of a Mexican. The
Mexican was said to have loaded
them on. a truck while boxes we're
being unpacked at the rear Of the
drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
Snow Thrown Into
Home in FL Centre

The front doc. OF the Piercie
Thacker home opened Sunday night
and q bombardment of snow sailed
across the living room Now Ell Cen
tro police are seeking the youths
who brought the snow from the
mountains and threw it into the
Thacker house.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30

by Mrs. A. B. Hanson, president of
the chapter who said they would
90 into effect Tuesday and con-
tnun until the full quota of $675,
set for This area. has been reached.
The special fund is being raised to
take care of the almost onc-half
million people in Eastern states
who have been forced from flood
ed areas.
Donations passed the halfway
mork Monday noon, when they
reached a total of SCOOPS. Sunday
and Monday contributions were:
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-30
HAUPTMANN
MUST DIE IN
CHAIR TUES.
Lindbergh Slayer Loses Final Hope as Board
Rejects Plea; Two Confessions
Considered by Probers

TRENTON N. j., March 30 (UP)-The state court
of pardons today rejected Bruno Richard Hauptmanns
last appeal for cemency and refused to postpone his
cution, set for p m tomorrow The decision followed
than four hours Of argument intense that of