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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
Famed Character,
Friend of Crooks
And NOtables, Dies

NEW YORK, May 5. UP)-The
lower east side was saddened today
by the death of Samuel Rothberg,
known for decades as Stitch Nc
Carthy, mayor of Grand street" ="
who built up strange and unique
reputation of notables and bowery
crooks.
Rothberg, So, died after a heart
attack. The league of locality may
ors. of which he was the chief may
or, planned funeral services tomor-
row.
With his late twin brother Max,
Rothberg came to this country when
he was five. A five foot Roumanian
Jew, he attended a mission school
long enough to assemble a very
limited English vocabulary, and
then began the career that made
him famous.
Small though he was, he took over
a newsstand by driving rivals away
with his fists and among his GUS
toners we're the older j. P Morgan
Grover Cleveland and Russell Sage
Soon he added prize fight promo
ton to his interests.
With the money he saved from
selling newspapers, he opened a
pool room and did SO well that he
soon started the Stitch Mccarthy
Saloon and Eagle Bowling Alleys.
Gyp the Blood, Dago Frank. Whitley
Lewis and a few other thugs were
among the patrons, but other pa
irons included William Travers
Jerome, the district attorney.
Calvin Coolidge, before he was
governor Of Massachusetts, once
visited the place at the behest of
a postmaster friend.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
COURT RULES
MARRIAGES BY
PROXY ILLEGAL

BOSTON. May S. UP) - Proxy
marriages are illegal in Massachu-
sets, Probate Judge Frederick W.
Dillon ruled today.
In making the ruling-the first Of
its kind in the state-Judge Dillon
granted an annulment to a 26-year-
old former California waitress who
was not sure whether her name
was Marion C. Faugh or Mitchell
or Rea.
While a waitress in San Diego,
Marion met and agreed to marry
Ira M. Mitchell of Mount Vernon,
Wash, sailor. Before they could
we'd Mitchell was transferred to
the U. S. S. Quincy at Boston Navy
Yard.
Marion followed Mitchell east and
they took out marriage intentions at
Somerville. When the wedding day
Jan. 27-arrived, Mitchell was re
stricted" to the ship and instead
sent another sailor, Andrew j. Rea,
to act as a proxy bridegroom.
1t was not until after the mar
riage that Marion began to wonder
whose legal wife she was.
Judge Dillon Strengthened it all
out by granting her an annulment
of her marriage to Rea. She told
neWsmen she would rejoin Mitch
ell, since transferred back to San
Diego, and they would wed legally,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
State Employees
To Hold Annual
Picnic, Barbecue

Imperial chapter No. 81, Cali
fornia state employees association,
will hold It's annual picnic and
barbecue at Date Palm Beach Sun
day.
Sports, barbecue, orchestra
music, dancing are all scheduled
for the day which will not only
celebrate the annual picnic but
Mothers day as we'll, according to
E. w. Shedaker, secretary.
The program starts at 10 am.
with an indoor ball game and the
various events scheduled are as
follows; IL am. trap shoot; IL,
barbecue; 1890 ice cream and
cake; 1870 pm. swimming races
for children; pm. swimming
races for men and women; 2:30,
nail driving contest for women;
2:40 thread and needle race for
women; 3, mems tug-of-War; $3.50,
girls and boys races, ages "a, 4-6,
6-8, 8-12; 3:45 young ladies race;
4, mems races; Ais, mems sack
races; 4:30, boat races, 5, ladies
egg and spoon race.
The menu announced by the pic
mic committee included barbecue
beef, beans, potato and fruit sal
ads, French rolls, butter, olives,
pickles, coffee, ice cream and cake
and soft drinks.
Entertainment will be supplied
all during the afternoon by the
orchestra which will also furnish
the music for the dance.
r. p. Ostrander is chairman of
the entertainment committee as
sisted by S. A. Bowles; Morris
Mitchell, chairman of the dance
committee; L. w. Cope, chairman
of the sports committee, with
Morgan Bryce, p. S. Kerr, f. J.
Potter, F. C. Witt, E. M. Wright
as members.
Date Palm Beach is on the Sal
ton Sea located on state road No.
1877, nine miles south of Mecca or
80 miles north of inland.
I. A. Thomas is president of the
association.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
Rancher Arrested
AS Children Plead
He Mistreated Them

f. Matherton, 56, French rancher,
was taken to the county Jail Tues
day night because his treatment of
his children forced them to take
refuge with the zanjero near the
Dogwood canal, officers said.
The girl and boy ran from the
home to the neighbor and begged
him to call deputy sheriffs to force
the father to stop mistreating them.
Officers are investigating the
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
l.. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, May 3. U.Po--
A small volume of sales, approx
mately 1000 shares, constituted the
trading on the Los Angeles Stock
Exchange today.
Transactions included: l.. A. In
vestment 100 shares 7A, down "A;
Roberts Public Markets 100 shares
7, unchanged; Transamerica 500
shares 14M, down Il; Bandini Oil
400 shares 6, up u; Consolidated Oil
100 shares Is, down II; Union Oil
100 shares IA. =. down "a.
l.. A. Gas & Electric climbed z
to 1922 on sale of 20 shares; Glad
ding Mclean 100 shares 23, down
q; Kinner Aircraft 200 shares 36
cents up one cent; Menasco Mfg.
Co., 100 shares 3B. unchanged; Edi-
son common 500 shares 25B, down
X.
OF the issues crossing the board
were us. 8 were down and 10 were
unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
RESISTING DOGCATCHER
LEADS TO JAIL

BRAWLEY. May 5. - Resisting
the Brawley dogcatcher, not only
failed to save Frank Johnson's
dogs, but forced him to spend five
days in the county jail.
The Negro was arrested and
convicted of resisting an officer
and given 80 days to pay $40
fine. He failed to comply with
the instructions of Judge II. B.
Griffin so he was sent to Jail.
The dogs went to the city pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, May 5. (U.PD-
Livestock.
Hogs 200, steady. grass feds $10.25-
$10.85; locals $10.10.
Cattle 1000, slow, about steady;
good fed steers $1O.1O; grass and
short fed $685. $9.15; heifers $685.
$3.50, cows S5.25-$5.25; cutter grades
So. 50-$4.75; bulls $5.50-$6.75.
Calves 600, slow, 25 to so cents
lower; vealers $9.00-S9.65; few TO
$1,000; calves $6.50-$S.65.
Sheep $50, steady, medium to good
spring lambs quoted at $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05

maintained a fairly steady tone
around the previous close.
Light selling developed in oil
issues as the New York legislature
increased the state gasoline tax
by one cent a gallon. Phillips
Petroleum lost point while Texas
Corporation was about a point
lower. Retail shares were lower.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed: Industrial, 174.67
off 1853; Railroad 59.05 off 0.36;
Utility 1857 off 0.24.
Transactions approximated TO-
900 shares compared with $4,000
shares yesterday. Curb transactions
Appropriated 10000 shares COM
pared with 228,0O0 shares yester-
day,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05

Entering the blazing building,
Lieutenant Quinn stumbled over
the unconscious form of Mrs. Ed
ith Butterfield, 27. Chief Flaherty,
Devencenzi and Dillon, meanwhile,
found the two children, Michael
3, and Richard, 4, in their cribs.
The trio was revived at Central
emergency hospital, where the
mother was treated for burns on
the face and hands. The fire was
believed to have been started from
a cigaret stub dropped in a CheS-
terfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
Complaint Against
Husband Filed

Flo Baker, Ell Centre beauty shop
operator, filed a complaint against
.ner husband. Charles II. Baker,
asking that he be forced to pay
certain outstanding debts. She
waived claim to community prop
erty, an automobile now in posses
sion of the defendant.
She alleged he mistreatcd her,
was abusive and at one time re-
fused to speak to her for 80 days.
Mrs. Baker said she had paid for
most of the bills of the household
but accumulated unpaid rent and
doctor bills she cannot pay. She is
represented by G. b. Smith
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO, May 5. U.PD Wheat
prices mounted sharply today on
the Chicago Board of Trade. Great
strength at Liverpool and persistent
lack of rain in the southwest and
Canadian west helped.
At the end wheat was z to / y
cents higher. Old corn up u to Ia
cents; new corn u to Ia cents righ-
err, and oats unchanged to up y
cent.
Corn trading was light and most
ly local. There was some selling
early by elevator interests. Shippers
sold 5000 bushels while receivers
booked 10000 bushels to arrive. Re
ceipts were 20 cars.
There was persistent buying of
May oats by brokers against sales
of July at "A difference of cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
Markets At
A Glance
BY United Press

Stocks lower in dun trading.
Bonds irregularly higher; u. 5.
government issues higher.
Curb stocks irregularly lower in
quiet trading.
Foreign exchange steady; French
franc RECEIVERS part of early loss.
Cotton firm in quiet trading.
Grains: wheat q to IL cents
higher; old corn 4 to IA higher;
new corn u TO ~ higher; oats un-
changed to x higher; rye IA to
l.. higher.
Rubber slightly higher after early
strength.
Silver at New York up u at 45B
cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
l.. A. MAYOR
IN VICTORY

LOS ANGELES, May S. U.P)-
Mayor Frank l.. Shaw emerged
from reelection battle today with
a $4,000 vote victory over County
the Neanderthal and the modern
Hollywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05

DENVER. UP)-A dispute over a
clothesline cost two women $50 in
justice of the peace court. The wo-
men pleaded guilty to charges of
assault and battery.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
Market Quotations
STOCKS DRIFT DOWN
IN IRREGULAR TRADE

YORK May URThe Stock Market went through another
today with reguarly lower demand light
developments reported in bond and commodity
accounts
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
STUB
STARTS FLAMES

SAN FRANCISCO May WR-Three acad-
attendant today mother young
their burning after all three had
The Battalion Chief Flahery
William Quinn. Hoseman William Devenn1 Dillon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
l.. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES, May 5. U.PD-
Security First Natl. -. 54h 54A
TranSamerica ........... IL. 10
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
l.. A. BUTTER De EGGS

Los ANGELES, May 5. U.P0-
Butter and eggs:
Butter: extra 33c; prime firsts
32c; standards Size; undergrade 31c
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05
FLAX MARKETS
l.. A. HAY

Los ANGELES, May 5. U.P)-
u, S. No. / extra Ieafy $19.0O-$19.50
u. S. No. / ............ $3.50 $500
u. S. No. 2 leafy ...... $l7.O0- $3.50
u. S. No. 2 ...,........ $3.50 $3.50
(These prices represent wholesale
quotations. Retail prices generally
run 81 90 higher).
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-05

'COurs Malt is thoroughly
aged before mashing. ths
brew is again thoroughly
sgVd after fermentation.
Mus il is double aged,
Evening star., 1937-07-22

minded, at l1;50 am, 150, $50, 5:45,
7:50 and 955 pm.
Little-"Anna Karenina," a Garbo
hit revived, at 1925 am, 1:3O, $40,
5:45, 7:50 and s:55 pm.
TransLux-News and shorts. Show
runs l hour and IS minutes, con-
tinuous from 10 am. until midnight.
Ambassador-"Parne the screen
attempts heroic biography, at 5. 7:lO
and 9:25 pm.
Penn-"Make Way for Tomorrow.
stirring drama of the conflict between
youth and age, at 2:15, 4:o5, 5:55,
TAO and 9:25 pm.
Sheridan-"Night Must Fall" dra-
matte study in murder psychology, at
2:20, ABS, SIS and 9:l5 pm.
Tivoli-"Now and Forever" a Shir-
ley Temple favorite returned, at 2,
$50, 5.45, TAO and 9.35 pm.
Uptown-"Night Must FALL" at 2:20,
4:45, 7:05 and 9:25 pm.
Evening star., 1937-07-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Keiths-"The Girl Said No." Gil
bert and Sullivan music on the screen
for the first time, at 1l:2o am, 1905
$50, 4:35 and $40 pm. The Road
Back premiere, at $50 pm.
Earle-"Ever Since Eve" Marion
Davies latest comedy venture, at is
am, lao. 4;20, ITO and e:55 pm
Stage shows at 1855, 3:35, 625 and
9:l0 pm.
Capitol-'Knight Without Armor,'
Marlene Dietrich and a screen ver-
sion of James Hilton's Without Ar
NOR at 1890 am, l:20, 4:10, 7 and
$50 pm. Stage shows at l2::35, 3:25,
6:l5 and 905 pm.
Palace-"A Day at the Races" the
mad MarXes at their maddest, at
1875 am, 2:05, ABS, 7:O5 and 9:35
pm.
Columbia-"Captains Courageous. u
fine film transcription Of the Kipling
story, at ll:50 am, AIS, 4:45, ITO
and $40 pm.
Metropolitan Mountain Music"
Martha Raye and Bob Burns take TO
the hills. at ll:4O am, 1:40, $40,
$40, TAO and 9:4op.m.
Rialto-"Elephant Boy" film trans
latlon OF another Kipling story, for
children and everybody elephant
Evening star., 1937-07-22

least OF all over tne moves. WneIl he
does it over picture made from Sid
ney Kingsley's savage dramatic docu-
ment about how life develops boys
into bandits and killers, 1t seems
OF more than passing moment.
The hordes who thought that Dead
End" might not be good picture ma
terial still may have the last laugh
on Goldwyn, with a few ripping gut
terals tossed in for Hecht now that
he has committed himself. Their one
chance, of course, lies in the posi-
bility that audiences will not 60 for it.
That, however, seems extremely
doubtful. New York, it is true, may
be the only city with dead end"
streets of the particular type about
which Kingsley wrote with such un-
vanished venom, but the theme is
universal and comprehensive to
every one. The play could not have
run to approximate gray-beardedness
on Broadway had it been as proNln-
clal Git is nice to use that word in
connection with New York for some
reason) as many seem loosely to think
Nor could it have so excited heads
of social agencies as it did those in
Washington when it came to the
National Theater last Winter Every
town has its dead end" regardless
Of the local word for it, The tene-
nfents may not be as dreary as that
in Kingsley's play-remenlber its
3i,orr hut
everywhere the same maladjusted and
unsavOry kiddles.
GoldWyn, who is credited with once
having had the mucuous of an idea"
seems to have had another excellent
one when be sat down. amidst all
that laughter, to write that check for
Dead End"
IN TAKING over Dead End" Gold
vyn introduces a neW-type actor
on the Hollywood scene. He is the
tough-kid product of the East Side,
who walked straight from life into
Kingsley's play and thence into pic
lures.
The kids, all of them, are remaining
In Hollywood. where they are going to
do another picture in which they will
play themselves once more. For all
one knows, Dead End" may start a
whole new series of Our Gang" pic
lures. done this time with reverse
English.
RANDS will play and so will search
lights the latter on as select a
movie audience as has been out all
summer at Keiths tonight to mark
the gala opening of The Road Back"
Nearly every one in the official and
diplomatic life of the town who has
anything to do with peace and war
has been invited to participate in the
ceremonies. That includes Army and
Navy officials, members of the cabinet.
OF Congress, Ambassadors, Ministers
and band wearing steel helmets.
The Road Back" of course, is
based upon Eric Maria Remaroue' S
novel which insists the aftermath of
war also is hell in its effect upon the
individual and mass mind of the dis
charged military.
Few men came out of the war more
eloquent apostles of peace than did
the German author, who does not live
up to Somerset Maugham's rule that
the writer is the only free man. 1t is
Maugham's contention that the liter
ary man can dispose of any experience
Evening star., 1937-07-22

simply by writing to it a satisfactory
end, but Remarque seems long way
still from being free
The bitter disillusionment which
produced The Road Back" mavbe is
not subject to the alchemy OF ink.
THE Earle Theater, which has ap-
proximately ignored orchestras
ever since there was so much swing
IN the Spring, is creeping slowly back
to bands on the stage. Nal Hallett
and his aides. Teddy Grace the bal
ladeer, Jerry Perkins and the mas
ter melody men" will be the first to
twist the cycle in the old direction.
WHEN In Mizzoura" comes up
Monday night at the Roadside
Theater. it probably will remind SEN
ator Bennett Champ Clark to tell the
story of the play and his fathers re-
action to it,
The elder Clark was a friend OF
Augustus Thomas, the playwright,
such good friend that Thomas
thought it would be nice expression
to lay the scene in Pike County. home
Of the then Speaker of the House
Having done that. he made arrange
ments for the Speaker to see the
opening, doubling the initial gracious
gesture of friendship.
The Speaker came. He sat through
the early part of the tremendous
action, obviously enjoying it, until
there popped into the story the Incl
dent of spectacular express robbery
which hadn't happened in Pike Coun-
ty at all. 1t made the Speaker so
angry that he got up and walked
out, muttering into the night about
the sins committed in the name Of
friendship.
Evening star., 1937-07-22
Mr.. Hecht Writes a Blurb.
And About a Film at That
Man Who Has Never Grown Lyrical Over
Pictures Lauds Dead End"-Keith's
to Have Gala Opening Tonight.
BY JAY CARMODY.

Y laughed when Samuel GodHn sat down write check for the
| finished
to
for the
Evening star., 1937-02-01
Former Girl Reporters Play
/ of 3 Bought BY Producer

the Rocky Mountain News Denver)
for characters in her comedy. which
was first produced by the Federal
Theater in Denver before being
bought by Pemberton.
Mrs. Chase's literary career. she
said today. has been considerably
nampered by arrival of three sons and
the vicissitudes of keeping house.
In the rare intervals between such
Interruptions. though, she managed
to keep her hand in as a newspaper
feature writer. wrote short stories
built her current play and completed
a novel.
Evening star., 1937-02-01

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February MARY
Coyle Chase, who turned from a
successful journalistic career (she
married the city editor) to raise babies
and write plays, brings her first
comedy into Broadway production
this week.
Producer Brock Pemberton an
nounced last night Mrs. Chase's Nov
You've Done 1t" would be the second
of three plays he plans for the
waning season.
Mrs. Chase drew on her years OF
rich experience as "leg-man" for
Evening star., 1937-02-01
Gangs Plague Glasgow.

To rid Glasgow. Scotland OF gang
sters. a special committee has been
meeting privately to devise ways and
means. The gathering OF the COM
mittee followed a denunciation Of
gang rule in the city by Lord Aitchi-
son. the lord justice clerk, in the
high court when he sentenced four
men to terms ranging from to 10
wears,
Evening star., 1937-02-01

est enthusiasm by q public which was
happy to have another opportunity
to hear grand opera, even in orches-
trail arrangements. DR.. Kinder proved
again that he knows what his audi
ences want. Judging from yester-
days demonstration, they definitely
want more grand opera.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
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Evening star., 1937-02-01
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
SIMMONS MAKING s. E.
 ALASKA CIRCLE TODAY

Commencing a circle over the southern end of Southeast Alaska, Pilot Sheldon Simmons took the Alaska Air Transport Lockheed Ve- ga seaplane off from here this morning at 8:30 o'clock. He is ex- pected to arrive back at Juneau to- morrow morning at about Q o'clock, after staying overnight at Ketchi- kan.
 The itinerary for Simmons flight today was, :,t Juneau to Angoon, to Rake, to Petersburg, to the Juneau Logging Company camp at Tuxe- kan Island, to Craig, to Port Alex ander. then to Ketchikan for the night.
 Passengers leaving Juneau this morning with Simmons were: A. E. Karnes, Territorial School Com missioner, on an inspection trip to schools at Rake, Port Alexander, and Craig; Fred Thurman, John Krause, and Evan Wruck to Tuxe- kan; and one other passenger to Petersburg.
 At Angoon Simmons was to pick up Dr. Sonia Cheifetz, of the Ter ritorial Health Department, for Rake.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
|25 SPIRITUALS ARE PRESENTED; CREE|NPASTURES I:
Dad Gets Modern Educa- ton in New Jones Fam
 lily Picture at Coliseum

Lovers of spirituals, those haunt ing, minor-keyed hymns of primit- i've races. will find plenty of them to be delighted about in The Green Pastuses.' the Warner Bros. pro- ducti n at the Capitol Theatre now.
 There are no less than 25 spirit uals in the picture, two more than there were in the story's stage ver- sion. Some of them are sung in full roles, with the singers visible, others are used as fainter back ground music, with the choir un- seen.
 The spirituals used in The Green Pastures" all fit very appropriately into the play. Quite a number are familiar to the general public through glee concerts or through their rendition for the radio.
 For example, there is Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho. and de Walls Came Tumblin' Down" and the fla miliar De Old Ark's A-Moverin' 2
  Well-known is the spiritual. Let My People Co., while Run, Sin ner, Run!" is perhaps not as fa- miliar as some of the others, but whimsically it is excellent.
 In the perturbation of The Green Pastures, the music is rendered by the Hall Johnson c.loir, an organ ization of 60 trained men and wo- men singers brought to Hollywood from New York.
 Dad understands all about the modern youngsters now.
 But when he gets through to find out, can cnly be appreciated by sec ing Educating Father" the new Fox film coming to the Coliseum Theatre, featuring The Jones Fam fly.
 Revealing the adventures and ex- periences of an average American family, the picture is promised as a hilarious comedy of family life, with dad finally getting "wised up'' to the ways and methods of the modern generation.
 Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Dixie Dunbar, Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, June Carlson, George Err nest, Florence Roberts and William Mahan have the leading roles, with Prouty playing the role of father, who gets lot out of life-and hands it right over to the kids.
 Kenneth Howell. Shirley Deane, June Carlson, George Ernest and William Mahan, are the various Jones children who contribute to dads matriculation in the school of experience.