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The Washington times., 1937-02-08
I Cover HOlI VWOOd

Iphone plea to the audience, in
which he offered a reward, failed
to get it returned to him. Some
body must have loved his fidding
to do him that way.
The Phil Berg-Leila Hyams
party hit a new all time high in
the matter of decorations. In the
front hall there was a eucalyp-
tus tree, stripped of it's leaves and
hung all over with gardenias. In
front of it was a 10-foot high
spotlighted blond de Chine Man
DARN lady, in whose folded hands
rested a dozen or so orchids.
Here, there, and all over the
house we're garlands Of fern and
gardenias, thickly planted with
stuffed flying white doves. 1t
couldn't have been more wood
land dell-ish, or fun.
Mae Murray, recently returned
here, has an offer to do personal
appearances in Russia. The only
catch is that all the money you
make in them there parts. you
have to spend right in the coun-
try, since you can't take penny
of it out, so until that angle is
settled, she will remain in the
Hollywoods.
Salvador Dali, the man who
made Surrealism the wonder thing
it is today, is en- route to the
coast, which will undoubtedly
start someone off giving a sur
realist party before the season is
over.
Which reminds one, speaking OF
surrealism, Roger Pryor has just
presented his bride, Ann Sothern
with a little surrealist grouping
in the form of a whisk broom, an
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
NJ OWE
CLOCK

LITTLE-Elizabeth Bergner, GAS
You Like It." 1927 a. m, 1923
1888, 5:36, TAO, 9:42 p. m.
RIALTO Jeanette Macdonald,
Monte Carlo" 2:03, 4:35, 7:l6.
9:54 p. m. Bella Lugosi, The
Raven" l. 1882, sos, 8:45 p. m.
EARLE-Kay Francis, Ian Hunter,
Stolen Holiday" 10 a. M, 1:25,
AIS, 7:O5, 9:55 p. m; stage,
12:40, $3.50, $40. 9:1O p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Ray MiIland,
Bulldog Drummond Escapes, !"
11;50 a. m; 1:5O, $50, $50.
7:5O. $50 p. m.
PALACE-Jean Arthur, Gary
Cooper. THE Plainsman," 11:45
a. M, 2:10, 4:4O, 7:O5, 9:35 p. m.
CAPITOL-Karen Morley, Out
cast" 11:00 a. M, las, 4:30,
7;2O, 1905 p. m. Stage, Ray
Noble, 1855, $40, $50, 9:15
p. m.
COLUM MBIA-Shirley Temple,
"StoWaway," 11:15 a. m, 1:20,
3;25, $50, TAO, $40 p. m.
R. K. o. KEITH's James Cagney.
Great Guy" 1901 p. M, 2;0l
4:o1, 6:01, SOL, 1901 p. m.
HOWARD - Patricia Ellis, Sing
Me a Love Song" 1890, 1925,
$40, 9:15 p. m. Stage, Four
Mills Brothers. 2:10, sos, 500,
1885 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
y. S. Sailors Enjoy
WORKING for Movie

Sailors attached to the United
States Coast Guard cutter Tahoe
were willing workers during the
filming of RKO Radios Coast
Patrol" costarring Victor McLag-
len and Preston Foster.
The seamen were photographed
scrubbing decks, hauling in lines,
polishing brass, standing watch
and raising and lowering lifeboats.
Il suppose you'll be glad to get
rid of US" remarked Foster to one
OF the sailors, After two weeks
with this movie bunch aboard, you
must be pretty we'll fed up"
We thought we were lucky" the
sailor answered. This gets us out
Of drill, and if there's anything
worse than drilling all day, none of
us has discovered it."
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SPEAKER TELLS ONE
~ told Mr.. Grenecker not to
have the critics here because 1
felt they would be embarrassed" p"
observed Tallulah. "You know if
they know an actress they might
not feel exactly free in expressing
themselves about the show"
Right here your critic felt his
face growing red, but then he eX-
planned he was present in his
capacity as a columnist, a dual
role that Washington Scribes try
to fulfil.
Tallulah then explained to me
that she had been misquoted
a b out h e mass interview.
Really" she said, they are ar
ranged for me that way to con-
serve my voice"
You see I am talking con-
stantly in the play and my doctor
thought 1 should spare my voice.
So my interviews were limited to
five minutes and then the group
meeting was suggested as the
pleasant way out of it,"
At this point. Tallulah asked
her Daddy to tell what she thinks
is darling story. And Speaker
Bankhead, a charming Southern
ariSIocrat and statesman whose
eyes are filled with pride and ad-
miration for his mercurial daugh"
ter, told this one:
Seems that Jaspar, Alabama,
decided to do itself proud because
an old Alabama hill-billy had been
elected Speaker of the House. SO
they hired the town band, hung
out the flags, arranged a banquet
and general whoopdedo for the
towns most distinguished citizen.
A stranger, wandering into JaSpar,
inquired: What's all the celebra-
ton about?' Whereupon one OF
the proud natives replied Will
Bankhead's coming home Comm
home, eh, where the hell's he
BEEN"
That was the nearest that the
reception cocktail party came to
a cuss word. For Tallulah had
promised her daddy that she
would keep her sulphur vocabu-
larry under cover. If I should
even say one little damn I find
it has been put into the story Is
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

Dead End" producers are worry
ing that Washington first-nlghters'
and others, will not understand the
play must raise its first curtain at
8 sharp and ring down for the final
bows by 10 sharp. This is to con.
form to the Districts rigid child
labor law, since it employs juvenile
actors under 10.
Just a reminder. Eugene O'Neill's S
Strange Interlude" opened at
$50 p. M, dismissed its audience
about 1920 for dinner, then brought
them back for the rest of the nine
acts. Strange Interlude" did all
right and I imagine Dead End"
will find playgoers ready to adjust
schedules and help conform with
the law.
Last season some of the Broad
way producers advocated a change
in play starting time so that new
dramas would lift the curtain at
8 sharp on premiere night. Idea
was to enable critics to meet their
first edition "deadline." When the
critics it was designed to help
frowned it down the producers
dropped the idea.
GRANTLAND HELPS OUT
Grantland Rice contrives to give
his daughter, Florence, pat on
the back in the trailer for Under
Cover of Night" The sports writer
was in Los Angeles and agreed to
make the preliminary announce
ment for the picture in which his
daughter appears with Edmund
Lowe and others. A new idea in
trailers and a pretty one. just
hope Florence is as good as her
dad in the Capitols next feature
DOORMAN MAKES GOOD
Carter Barron was elated when
the comedy team of Lowe, Hite
and Stanley held up proceedings
and Ray Mobiles band act on Sat
urday afternoon while they took
an extra bow.
The giant of this comedy trio
was Carter BarronS doorman in
Atlanta until he discovered that
vaudeville had a place for his ex
cesSive heighth.
His main trouble now is finding
hotel bed to fit him. AS a mat
ter of fact he can't find one. Sc
he strips off the mattress anc
sleeps on the floor, if you mus
know.
ABOUT MR.. CORMACK
Bartlett Cormack, who wrot,
Hey Diddle Diddle," the comedy
which will light up Lafayette
Squares Belasco Theater tonight
has been an author in Hollywood
for the past five years and has {
score of screen plays to his credit
Author Cormack is on his wa,
to England where he has a cor
tract to write for Alexander Korda
In Hey Diddle Diddle" he rake
the movie industry fore and aft
sinks some biting shafts into it
foibles.
Before he wrote THE Racket,
his first Broadway play hit, AM
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Star Of REFLECTED Glory" Submits to a
Round Robin Quiz at MayfIower
Speaker Bonkheod Tells a Good
One at Gay Reception For
His Talented Daughter
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Taulah looked loveer Tauah talked faster
Talluah met the press and seemed to like it.
interview in Suite 237 at the Mayfower yesterday
with Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead sharing the
spotlight with his talented daughter.
Not pencil reporters pad of copy paper notebook
sight Tauah sat lounge entirely surrounded by the
Fourth Estate and babbed away They must heard that
gamorous Talulah loathes reporters who take notes.
Yes John Wilson (Noe Cowards manager) had asked her
play Reflected Glory London and she thought she would
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

old hatband, a cats whiSker and
a gilded thumb tack, all entitled
sensation a Ia mode" She hasn't
had much sleep since, and keeps
the horror confined to the cellar,
where it won't terrify the ser.
wants.
During Clark Gables recent flu
illness. he whiled away his time
after the manner of the late Gil.
bert Chesterton, drawing cartoons
on the ceiling with a brush
attached to a mop handle. Which
is all very well for the i'll, but
hard on the architecture. me
thinks.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 8.-On the
boulevard: Bea Lille. by the
terms of her major pictures con-
tract with Emanuel Cohen at
Paramount, will make no stage
appearances during the entire
year in which she is making three
pictures for him. However, there
is a stipulation which allows her,
between epics, to visit her home
town. London, and her son.
Some of the more collegiate
set the other night at the Cocoa
nut Grove swiped Ben Bernie'S
violin bow, and even a micro
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

LITTLE-Elizabeth Bergner, "As
You Like 1t" 1927 a. m, 1:29,
3:33, 5:36, TAO, 9::42 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
KELLEYGRAMS

was forthwith whisked to Holly
wood, he served for two years in
the Maurice Brown stock company
in Chicago and two years more
as company manager and press
agent for New York plays.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30

GERS in connection with the answer
both both gave that the lost mine
was supposed" to be in eastern
Imperial county. 1t was the Off
cial answer originally prepared by
the Post-Press.
Another controversial question
dealt with the naming of the Cargo
Muchacho mountains. Although
Derrick and McCary agreed in
their answers, which did not agree
with the official Post-Press answer,
Derrick mentioned too the cir
cumstances noted in the official
answer.
Derrick and McCary said the
name was derived from the early
day appearance of two boys, load
ed down with gold after a visit to
the mountains. Literally translat-
ed, the name means Load Boys, -
or Loaded Boys" The official
answer provides for the same tram
station, but under different cir
cumstances. 1t is given elsewhere
Otherwise. McCary answered two
other questions correctly, and Der
rick one, leaving the answer to one
blank
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
TWO WOMEN
CLAIM TO BE
MANS WIDOW

Two wCmcn, each claiming to
nc the widcW cf tho. late Isaac
Harry, seek $4,000 each from
those they hold responsible for
the automobile accident which
tcck his life June 4, 1886.
Mr.. Pc,uI Harry alleges she
married the Negro in Washing
ton. LA, June Is, 1898, and with
their son, Jewell Harry, 81. Il.
suing for $4,000.
Mrs. Fannie Harry, who also
claims TO hc his widow. is suing
for $4,000. $3.50 medical fees.
and $50 for damages to the auto
mchilc She sayS she Is resi-
dert of Los hn,mas. Colo.
The two suits were filed Friday,
Mrs, Pearl Harry's by firm
of Los Angeles attorneys and
Mrs. Fannie Harry's by X. I.
French nf III Centre.
In each instance James Long,
yruthful driver Of the car which
CCIIided with the one Harry was
driving. Charles Hancock, his
companion, and w. L. Hancock,
Cwner Of the car driven by Long,
are named defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30

said Loud, They have been operat-
ing that ranch the past year and
will continue to farm it.
The main house on the Timken
ranch will continue to be oCcu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hulse.
1t has Just been completely re-
decorated.
The Dewey Buckets occupy the
other house on the ranch which
is built of pumice stone and con-
crete and which is said to be eX-
ceptionally cool.
Loud in addition TO the above
two deals. has announced the sale
of the former Prank Albright
ranch in the Mt Signal district
to James Wells of San Diego.
Increased interest in valley farm
ing properties is evident, said Loud,
who anticipates a much improved
real estate business for the coun-
ty.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30

Press know Your County" ques-
tions for last Sunday, both A. B.
Derrick and J. D. McCary agreed
that behind the lost mine story is
a tale of an early day hoax that
grew into a southwestern fable
which has caused more than one
man to spend a fortune searching
for the supposed lost wealth.
Peg-leg Smith, the valley pioneers
agreed, appeared with fabulous
sum in raw gold, declaring that he
had taken it from a mine located
somewhere in what is now Imperial
county. Smith later announced that
he had been unable to return to
the place of his discovery. On these
facts is based the fable of Peg-leg
Smiths lost mine.
Both Derrick and McCary, how
ever, declared that, actually, the
supposed prospector had been one
of a party which robbed an over
land gold train in the Pacific north
west, and carted the loot to this
county. AS means of diSpoSing
of the gold. the story of the lost
mine was concocted, the oldtimers
said.
The story was told by the pion-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30

of the United States as teacher
before he entered the practice of
law and finally selected Imperial
County as his home.
The pioneer attorney came to
Imperial Valley 80 years ago from
Yuma. He was active and deeply
interested in every political ques-
ton, retaining his interest up un-
til his death.
He was associated in the legal
firm of Conkling and Brown with
Judge M. w. Conkling for many
years. The association continued
until Judge Conkling was elected
to the superior court bench in
Imperial county. The firm of Con-
king and Brown was one of the
best known in court affairs OF
the southwest.
Arizona was the state in which
Brown was living before he came
to Imperial county. He was active
in politics while in Yuma but did
not play so active a part after
leaving that state.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the Lemons funeral
chapel at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon with the Rev. Harold E.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
co. BARGAINS
FOR DEFEAT OF
u. s. CONTRACT
Nev-Cal Chief Offers to
Loan Funds for New
Power Plants

President A. B. West of the
Nevada California Electric
corporation said Friday
night that his company will
loan the Imperial Irrigation
District money to build power
plants on the All American canal
if the people will defeat PWA and
REA contracts at the special cleo
ton June Is.
Vests proposal, made public. at
the meeting of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce is based also on
the condition that the offer OF the
power company for power generated
on the All American canal be ac-
cepted by the irrigation district
directors and by The voters of the
district within six months.
The offer of the Nev-Cal corpora
tion to furnish the district with up
to $2,76O 900, with $1,242,000 of it
direct gift, came as supplement
! tai offer to one by which, the power
company contends, the district will
received $35,000,O0O over a 40-year
period for canal power generated
by the district in public plants and
sold to the Ney-Cal company for
distribution.
45 Per Cent Grant
The supplemental offer of the
power company, in full, provides
that the company will finance con-
structIon of four power plants on
the canal, at cost not to exceed
the amount of the PWA appropia-
the amount of the PWA appropria-
Like the government, West said, the
power company will make direct
grant of as per cent of the total
sum.
The district would repay The pow
er company over 10 years by credits
on power bills. with four per cent
interest on the unpaid balance.
The proposal is conditioned on
the action of the people at the polls
June 16. Defeat of the PWA and
REA contracts for financing power
plant construction is the only con-
dition upon which the power COM
pany will negotiate the offer, West
indicated. Should the contracts
be defeated, a Six-monthS limit is
placed on the offers acceptance.
The supplemental offer, West de-
clared, matches n its financing as
poets the offer of the federal agen-
cies. No bonds will be required
under the power company proposal,
he added.
Would Require Option
Another condition is appended in
the power company's offer to the
proposed gift of $1,242 900 by the
power company to the district. In
return, West specified, the district
would be required to give the power
company an option to purchase any
additional power generated on the
canal from any other source than
| the four plants which would be
constructed under the plan.
The new power company pro-
posal followed a resume by West
of what he described as 'the stag
gering burden of Indebtedness" un-
der which the Valley operates. He
Continued on Page 3, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
SERVICES TO
BE HELD FOR
SOLDIER DEAD

Memorial day services will be
conducted Sunday morning at $50
o'clock at the Evergreen Cemetery
with all veterans organizations and
their auxiliaries participating.
The parade will form at the en-
trance and go from there to the
center of the cemetery where the
observance will be conducted, ac-
cording to the American Legion rit-
ual H. K. McClimans, commander,
and Harvey A. Kenyon are to be
in charge.
Veterans and their families are
to be special guests at a Memorial
day service to be conducted at IL
am. at the Presbyterian church.
Schools will be closed Monday in
observance of the holiday as will
be the city stores, financial insti-
tutions. the city hall, court house,
post office, library and similar in
Stitutions
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
BY DON BITLER

Imperial Valley residents
learned with regret today Of
the passing Friday night of
Charles L. Brown, 70, pion-
eer lawyer and dean of the
Imperial County Bar Association.
He had been in failing health for
several months.
All who had to do with Mr..
Brown during his legal career and
particularly his fellow members
of the bar recognized his great
ability. He was gifted by nature
with an intellect capable of grasp
ing the mightiest subjects. He had
a mind which passed with ease
through the meshes in which in
genuity or sophistry may have in
terwoven cause, directly to the
controlling point. He had an abili-
ty for analysis by which the most
intricate legal problems were solv-
ed as if by intuition.
Lawyers recognized him as a
dangerous adversary, yet always
ethical and fair. He was ever a
strong contender for the interests
of his clients.
The death of Mr.. Brown re-
moves from this community one
of the very brightest of its legal
ornaments, and the bar has lost
one of its ableSt expounderS of
the law.
Imperial County Bar Association
last year unanimously awarded Mr..
Brown a life membership in the
association in recognition of his
long service in the courts.
Mr.. Brown was a life member
of the Yuma Lodge of ElkS and
for many years has taken an ac-
tive interest in the work of Ell
Centric lodge. He was always in
terested in the political questions
of the day, and was considered
past master in the game of politics.
And lastly, and most important of
all, Mr.. Brown was recognized as
a faithful husband, and a kind
and loving father.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
Grant Bulge Win Cup
Matches; Shute Annexes


Shute of Boston, and Harold Nc
Spaden, of nearby Winchester,
Mass, today gained the final round
of the National p G A. tournament.
Shute, the defending champion,
defeated Tony Manero, of Salem,
Mass, national open titleholder 3
and 2, and McSpaden defeated Ky
Laffoon of Chicago, 2 and /.
Shute and McSpaden will meet
tomorrow in the sc hole final for
$4,000 prize.
In his march to the final round,
Shute eliminated Joe Turnesa,
Clin Dutra, Ed Dudley, Jimmy
Hines and Manero. McSpaden dis
posed of Clarence Clark, Bunny
Torpey, Sam Snead, Henry Picard,
and Laffoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30

the historic places In Imperial
Valley and one of the most famous.
In the early days it was known
as the w. f. Wilsie place. 1t was
sold to Timken in 1916.
1t comprises 304 acres which
have been well developed and
even boasts an underground water
system Every new device and ev-
cry modern method Of farming
has been used to bring it to this
high stage of cultivation and many
experimental crops have been in
troduced into the valley on that
ranch.
The new owners. who have been
operating in the valley during the
past year, plan to put II into
dairy and vegetables. They came
to the valley from Los Angeles
and have not only purchased this
place but. the old Tilton ranch at
the Ten Foot Drop formerly own
ed 10y Roy Morse and Fred Eadie,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
TO
FACE TRIAL
ON JUNE FIRST

DR.. and Mrs. Thomas o. Luckett
will go to trial in superior court
June l. on charges of having per-
formed an abortion upon an un-
married. 17-year-old girl.
The date was set by Judge R. D.
McPherrin Friday afternoon, after
the couple arrived from Jacumba
where they were reached by Luck
ett's attorney, Lee Nuffer. They said
they did not understand they were
expected to appear in court Friday.
Mrs. Luckett informed the court
she had obtained Ed Eervey, San
Diego, and former resident of I'M
perial county, as counsel.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30


California Electric corpora
tion under the Nev-Cal CO.
operative plan would cost
the people of Imperial Val
ley $850,000 in one year, President
Evan T. HeWeS of the Imperial r.
rigation District declared Friday
night.
Discussing the power company Of
fer before the Associated Chambers
OF Commerce. HeWes quoted the
Nev-Cal offer which provides that
electric rates to users here would
be based on cost of power to the
company BY the terms of the
offer, HeWes declared the people
of Imperial Valley would be forced
to pay for the full output of All
American canal power in increased
electric rates.
First quoting a previous state
ment by A. B. West, president of
the Nev-Cal company, to the effect
that there IS no market outside I'M
perial and Coachella Valleys for
All American canal power, HeWes
remarked:
why, then. does Mr.. West now
take the position that he will obli-
gate himself to pay for power in
excess of the demand in Coachella
and Imperial Valleys?
Would Increase Rates
Simply because" the district
president continued "as he has
frankly stated, he would base the
cost of power sold back to you on
the cost of power to his company
AS an example: if he buys 100 mil
lion kilowatts of power at one and
one-half mills, and no part of the
one and one-half mill power-which
he classes as excess-is sold or US
ed by his company, he merely adds
that cost to the cost of power to his
company and charges you accord
ingly, in increased rates you must
pay"
Another phase of the power Of
fer discussed by HeWeS related to
the impossibility of binding the
power company to any contract.
Every contract entered into by the
company. h pointed out, is subject
to modification by the state rail-
road commission on appeal by the
power company, or on its own ac-
count.
Returning to the Nev-Cal offer,
HeweS estimated on the power COM
pany's 1896 power sales what re-
turns to the district would have
been, and what the people would
have paid to the power company in
rates.
Lets anaIyze Mr. Vests idea of
benefiting all of the people of I'M
perial Valley, by applying his own
yard stick to last years power buSi-
ness in Imperial Valley
During 1886 in Imperial Valley,
customers used 3500O,0OO kilowatt
hours of electricity.
Based on the price of five mills,
Which Mr.. West offers, the people
would have received Sl75,000, If
they sold this power to Mr.. West,
For this amount of power, Mr.
West collected more than a million
dollars.
For every dollar Mr.. West would
have paid you, You would have paid
him SIS which he would have kept
himself
Modesto Plant Cited
Hewes' JalK dealt with every
phase of the public power develop
ment project, including profitable
operation for more than year of
the BraWley diesel plant, favorable
Continued on Page 3, Col D
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30

FOREST HILLS. N. Y, May 20.
WP-Donald Bulge and Bryan
(Bitsy) Grant won for the United
States in the opening matches of
the Davis Cup tennis series today,
Grant downing young John Brom
Wich, 60, rs o., after Bulge had
beaten Jack Crawford, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
The double triumph made Amer
lea an overwhelming fayorlte to
sweep the best of 5 series and
quality to meet the European zone
winner, probably Germany, for the
right to challenge England for the
cup i'll July at Wimbledon.
THE FIELD CLUB, PITTS
BURGH, May 20. WD - DenSmore