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The Washington times., 1937-08-27
Bobby Breen Opens at
Keith's in New Film
Bobby Breen
At Keith's

Make a WISH" starrin g
Bobby Breen, opened its Wash
ington engagement yesterday at
R-K-O-Keith'S Theater. The film
proves to be entertaining fare in
which the singing boy is por-
trayed as a real boy. The film
is done in an unpretentious
fashion, but boasts much Of
value, in addition to an excel
lent cast.
Basil Rathbone, the suave
and polished villain of so many
pictures, is given the role of a
composer and, along with Mar
ion Claire, furnishes the heart
interest. On the other hand
Ralph Forbes, usually the lover,
is the dark, sly scoundrel of this
piece.
Incidental comedy is spread
through the action by Henry
Armetta, Donald Meek and Leon
Enrol.
The story, from an original
by Gertrude Berg, who collab-
grated with Bernard Schubert
and Earle Smell on the screen
play, finds young Breen at a
boys camp in Maine, there
m e tin 6 Rathbone, composer
try to do a new operetta. Miss
Claire, former singer. comes to
see her son, and with her is
Forbes. Rathbone meets and
falls in love with Miss Claire,
but she refuses his offer to be
his prinna donna, knowing it
will mean the loss of Forbes.
There is real entertainment in
the scenes of the boys at camp,
with Bobby doing considerable
singing.
Rathbone goes off by him.
self, Meek, with Enrol and Ar
meta, attempting to replace a
lost third act, and everything
seems hopeless until Bobby in
vadeS the producers office, and
with his mother supplies the
music for the third act from
m emory. and Miss Claire
triumphs, Forbes is out of the
way, and Bobby is happy as
his mother and Rathbone are
together again.
A well selected group of short
subjects round out the pro-
gram.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
table experiences offered by this

table experiences offered by this
film.
lola, we'll defended and elo-
quent himself, is convicted by a
partial court. He is sentenced
to prison but fees to England.
But he had put truth upon the
march and it prevails. A new
government sweeps out the rot
ten army staff. lola and Drey-
fuS return in triumph.
The film has taken a little
liberty with the chronological
order of historical events and
changed the time of zola'S death
to strengthen the climax. ap-
prove of this.
THREE SPEECHES
1t is a notable thing that this
play reaches such an intensity
of emotion that an audience sits
spellbo through three
speeches, probably the longest
ever put into a dramatic film.
The first is Zola reading his Il
Accuse" in the office of Glenn
enceauS paper, "L'Aurore. The
second is Zola'S speech to the
jury at his trial for libel. The
third is the eulogy of Anatole
France at the burial of the
author.
The film is so filled with
beautiful sequences, superb and
inspired acting, that any de-
tailed analysis of all its merits
would be impossible in a limited
space.
Mum dominates the picture
because the play is centered
upon the life of the man he
portrays. But the acting of the
rest of the cast does not suffer
by comparison with his own
excellent work.
Joseph Schildkraut, as Drey.
fuS, contributes his own un-
forgettable touches to this mas
terpiece. Donald Crisp, as
Maitre Labor, the hard-hitting
advocate, will fire your enthuSi-
asm and your imagination.
ROLL OF HONOR
1t is impossible also not to
mention the perfect character
izations given by Gale Sender
gard, as Madame Dreyfus;
Morris Carnovsky, as Anatole
France; Vladimir Sokoloff, as
Paul Cezanne, and Henry
O'Neill, as Colonel Picquart.
And even this does not COM
plete the roster o. honor.
The film makers in THE Life
Of Emile lola" have displayed a
faith that the public will accept
a truly great film directed at
intelligent and cultured audi
enceS. I can promise this much:
Any intelligent person who views
it will find himself enriched by
beautiful and poignant scenes
that the years will not erase
from the memory. j. w. B.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
Little Books
Guido Story

Following "Mr. Deeds Goes to
Town." which is keeping the S.
r. o. sign up during an indefi-
mite engagement, the Little The
alter will revive another popular
hit of a totally different sort,
Under Two Flags"
Mr.. Deeds" although backed
up by such favorites as Lionel
Stander, Walter Catlett, Ray
mond Walburn and George Ban
croft, attained it's record-break-
ing fame through Frank Capra's
direction of just two established
stars, Gary Cooper and Jean
Arthur.
Under Two Flags" based
upon Ouida's world-famouS novel,
went before the camera with
four topnotch stars-Ronald
Colman, Claudette Colbert, Vic
tor McLaglen and Rosalind Rus
sell. Under Two Flags" there
fore, was guaranteed entertain
ment before it was even started.
1t became an outstanding hit
because Twentieth Century-Fox
gave it direction of equal mag
nitude,
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
Lost Horizon
Is Coming

lost Horizon" begins it's first
popular price engagement Fri
day, September 3, at Warner
Bros. Earle Theater.
Ronald Colman heads the
cast of this picture, which has
been hailed as one of the out
standing productions of the past
decade.
Based on the famous novel by
James Hilton, Lost Horizon"
has been declared the screen
masterpiece of Robert Riskin
and Frank Capra, the writer and
director of such memorable hits
as ut Happened One Night"
and Mr.. Deeds" One of the
most unusual stories ever filmed,
it is filled with adventure and
beauty.
On the stage starting Friday,
the Earle will offer a variety
show featuring Paul Tison and
his Hotel Astor Orchestra; the
Legionnaires, nine singing stars,
and Bernhart and Graham,
Young Americas Favorite Dane.
ers."
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
Artists and Models
Will Move to Met

Artists and Models" laugh
filled Paramount musical pro-
duction, begins a special return
engagement Friday, September
8, at Warner Bros. Metropoli-
tan Theater, following its very
popular presentation at the
Earle.
Jack Benny in his best screen
role to date; Ida Lupino, Gail
Patrick, Bon Blue, Judy Canova,
and hundreds of beautiful girls
are included in the cast. Spe-
cialties are presented by Martha
Raye, Andre Kostelanetz and
his orchestra, Louis Armstrong
and the Yacht Club Boys.
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
"ZOLA" AT NATIONAL
Last Chance
In ZOIQ 7 est

Here's your last chance, movie
fans, to get into the big picture
contest sponsored by The Wash
ington Times and Warner Bros.
Pictures. Photo No. 5 appears
today and after you have identi-
fled it, plus the pictures which
appeared daily in these columns
since Monday, all you have to do
is write so words on why you
want to see that GROWING film
achievement, THE Life Of Emile
Zola," starring Paul MUM, which
opened last night at the Ma
tional for a limited engagement.
SEND IN ENTRIES
Then send your entries to the
lola Contest Editor, washington
Times, no later than Saturday
midnight. Paste each picture on
a piece of paper or cardboard
with your guess written beneath
it. In case Of ties, neatnesS Will
be a factor.
Prizes are cash gifts of SIS
and $40 and 10 pairs of reserved
seats for this thrilling screen
story of the great French novel.
list who broke" the famous
DreyfuS case.
MUM HAILED
Muni's performance in this
film is being hailed as the great
est of all screen portrayals and
a second Academy Award is ru.
mored to loom ahead for the
Warner Bros. star.
A brilliant Washington audi
ence turned out en- masSe last
evening to watch the premiere Of
this widely-heralded film. Perk
up, contest fans, and tackle to-
days picture so you can get
your share of the prizes. Win
ners will be announced Tuesday,
August 81. Be sure not to miss
Tuesdays Washington Times!
The Washington times., 1937-08-27

The distinguished French
statesman above, represented in
"The Life of Emile ZOla," by
Grant Mitchell, adopted medi-
cine as his profession, but found
himself in America at the age
of rs teaching in a girls school
in Stamford, Conn. He founded
the militant French newspaper
L'AurOre," which fought to Sc
cure justice for Alfred Dreyfus.
Later he became premier Of the
French Republic. He signed the
World War peace pact, along
with Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd
George and others. WHO is HE?
The Washington times., 1937-08-27

~ a lIOudl L lCdlO1 1uoO hlSht'
Here is a film that is biogra-
phical and true to historical
fact in it. major sequences. Yet
it is as exciting, as spell-binding
as a fiction story devised to do
those very things. And it has
more than mere interest. Here
is something that your mind and
heart can fasten on.
lola THE FIGHTER
lola thrills the imagination
because he was a fighter. In
any Just cause and against any
odds he was a fighter. Before
lola took up the unequal task
of fighting for justice for Drey'
fus, he thought he had retired.
Content and at peace, he had
said, Il have fought my bat.
ties"
Despite the fact that his
friend, Paul Cezanne, with
whom he had frozen and starved
in the wretched garrets Of
Paris, told him that his Stom-
ach and his head we're getting
fat. lola believed that he had
earned the right to rest.
lola DARES
And then one night, into his
sanctuary, there comes a woman
in despair, Madame Dreyfus.
Her husband, innocent, con-
demned to the living death of
Devils Island. And she brings
proof of his innocence to lola,
because he, of all men, has the
ear of France.
To fight for Dreyfus meant
that the fury of the populace
would be turned on his de-
fender. 1t meant for lola
more than that. His peace and
security were threatened. He
faced financial ruin.
And yet in the picture we see
lola, Storning, protesting that
he can do nothing. The per-
feet picture of a man fighting
against something he knows he
cannot escape!
Madame DreyfusS leaves. lola
sits downs at his desk. His eye
falls on the portrait of Cezanne,
an artists who never surrendered
an ideal. Sadly lola tears up
a letter in which he is informed
the French Academy is sure to
admit him-an honor he had
hoped would crown his life. Then
he begins reading the proofs
that Madame DreyfuSS had left
on his desk.
SHAKES FRANCE
There are scenes in The Life
of Emile lola" that the screen
has never beaten and this is
one Of them.
The rest is known. lola shakes
France with his laundering, un-
compromising letter to the Presi-
dent, II Accuse"
He Is brought to trial for libel.
This scene occupies the screen
for approximately 80 minutes
and is another Of the unforget-
The Washington times., 1937-08-27
NUM- Does Superb Work
As Fighting Man
of Letters

Paul NUM- grows in stature with each picture
He grows tremendously porraying the title role IN The
Life of Emile Zo which had its Washington premiere at the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
|. Y. HardWareCO
Gives Out Bonuses

Santa Claus swooped down on
the Imperial Valley Hardware COM
pany Friday and left a generous
Christmas bonus for employees.
Howard P. Meyer president and
general manager of the company,
announced a bonus of one-half
months salary for those employed
by the firm regularly for two years
or more. Those with the company
company less than two years and
more than one year received one
quarter of a months salary, Meyer
said Nominal amounts were pre-
sented those with the company less
than a year. More than half of the
company employees participated in
the maximum amount.
1T is not gift" Meyer said,
''but an award for effort" The
checks were distributed by War
rem Currier, general sales manager
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
Babson Gives His
1893 Resolutions
ROGER BABsoN's HOPES FOR 1888

ROGER BABSoNS HOPES FOR 1888
will resolve
quarrelng.
will modify and repeal taxes
with utilities.
a. RAuROADS-That reasonable
building resolve lower
struction costs.
FOREIGN o
negotiate
CONGRESS-That politicians will resolve half
baked reform" spending laws.
REIGI0NThat will the good of the
ourselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
NAVY PLANES
FORCED DOWN
HERE BY RAIN

Four navy bombing planes, and
their crews. were forced overnight
visitors in Imperial Valley last night
due to the inclemency of the wealth
er. The four big bomberS, units
Of Bombing squadron No. 4 of the
navy aerial forces. North Island,
landed last night at Imperial.
The planes were in command of
Lieut.. E. w. Hurst, and had been
on maneuvers. On their appoach
to the mountains on their return
trip to San Diego, they found the
clouds so heavy ard low that the
trip was declared off. and the ships
returned to the local airport.
In addition to Lieut.. Hurst were
Lieuts. Barton E. Day. John j.
lynch and Charles E. Gold, all OF
Coronado. They registered at the
Imperial hotel for the night, and
expect to be able to proceed early
TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
SWING NAMED
ATTORNEY FOR
POWER PLANS

Phil D. Swing, special represen-
tative of the Imperial Irrigation
District at Washington, has beer
appointed attorney for the districts
rural electrification program, the
federal Rural Electrification Ad-
uinistration announced Friday.
Swing will be responsible for
preparation of legal documents in
connection with the project and
will serve as legal adviser to pro-
ect officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
BY ROGER BABSON

WASHINGTON. DC, Dec. "a
The season for resolutions is right
at hand, so have prepared a list
of business resolutions" for 1888
This is not catalogue of trifling
and annoying personal habits which
must be abolished 1t is a list of
basic national problems which must
be ironed out if you readers want
business 10 start up the comeback
trail in 1888. Let me enumerate.
/. LABOR: Wage workers and
employers should resolve that they
will stop their chickering's and quar-
relings. I think the "sitdowns" of
last spring paved the way for the
business break this fall. I am con-
fident, however. that we are going
to see far less labor trouble this
coming year than we have seen in
1887. Labor has passed its peak
for this cycle. Its power is now
on the iown-grade for awhile. Pub
lie reaction and worker GOODNESS
toward labor leaders" have turned
the tide. The feature of 1888 will
be a sharp decline i'm strikes and
ether labor controversies.
2. TAXES: Congress should re-
solve that it will mend the tax
situation. The undistributed pro-
fits tax should be eliminated en-
tirely and capital gains assess
ments should be altered. High
estate and income levies should be
modified. The repeal or softening
of taxes is a necessary psychologi-
cal remedy now. 1t would help to
rebuild business confidence, al
though there is no assurance that
tax repeal or modification will start
boom Immediately Reports from
Washington indicate that Congress
will ease up on taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24

WASHINGTON. Dec. %. CUP)-
The nations first family viii make
merry in its traditional way at the
White House on Christmas day as
Mrs. Roosevelt spends her second
successive Yule at the bedside of
sick child this time with her
daughter, Mrs. John Boettiger. in
Seattle, Wash.
In the absence of the First Lady.
President Roosevelt, his mother, and
other members of the clan. includ-
ing Franklin. jr, and his bride, the
former Ethel Du Pont, will lead the
nation in the observance Of the day
The holiday season officially will
be opened tomorrow afternoon when
the president, accompanied by his
family, will light the national COM
munity Christmas tree in Lafayette
park. opposite the White House
and broadcast his greetings TO the
country.
A few hours before, he will act
as host at a party for members of
the household staff at the execu-
tive mansion.
Because the first family will be
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
Valley Folk to
Spend Christmas
Time on Coast
HOLTVILLE NOTES

MIR. and Mrs. Elmer M. Baxter
and son, Robert, will spend the
Christmas holiday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. N. S. Poindexter, in San
Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bolin are
having Mrs. Bolin's sister, Sredonla
Eckert of Los Angeles as guest
during the Christmas holiday.
William Anderson of Los Angeles
will spend several days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Ander-
son.
Betty Harris of San Francisco
will visit her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Harris during Christmas week.
Frances jeanne, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Cliston Hamerick, was
born wednesday evening at the
Valley hospital. She weighed 3
pounde, 8 ounces.
Mr.. and Mrs Vase S. Cook and
daughter, Linda Joe, will spend
Christmas weekend with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Schofield, in
San Bernardino.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Snyder return
ed Wednesday from trip spent In
Texas where they visited relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Richmond
and daughter, Alice, are SPENDING
several days in Santa Ana visiting
relatives. Alice will leave ther;
Christmas day to attend an Ep-
worth League meeting in st. Louis
Mo.
DR.. William Clarke and wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Burke
are to be the guests Christmas day
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B
England.
First Methodist church held al
annual Christmas party in the Rec
reation hall Wednesday evening. Tn
primary department directed b,
Dorothy Smith recited verses ant
sang songs; Mrs. Earle K. Smith
gave a dramatization of the stor!
of baby Jesus. Mrs. j. w. Grande'
class of eight girls gave Baske
Brigade, Bill Mcdonald gave mu
sical reading. Dorothy Smith ac
companied. Mrs. Conn Aycock SAM
several carols.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
SCOUT CALLS OFFICERS AS
TRANSIENT ACCOSTS YOUTHS

An Ell Centro Boy Scouts prompt
action in summoning official pro-
lection saved three youths from
an allegedly sex mad transient man
late Thursday.
The youth appeared at the county
sheriff's office TO report that man
had accosted him at Eighth and
Main street. Sheriff Robert w.
Ware and his deputies arrested the
man near Eighth and Main streets
with two other small boys in tow.
They took him to the county jail
for questioning.
Charleton, the boys told Ware and
Deputy District Attorney R. L.
French, promised them money II
they would accompany him across
the railway tracks. He instructed
them, the boys explained, to walk
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
Pioneer Dies,
Funeral Today

Funeral services for John Dryden,
Imperial Valley pioneer who died
in La Jolla Tuesday, were con-
Quoted in Ontario at 10 o'clock Fri
day morning. I'll health forced him
to live in La Jolla during recent
months.
Dryden arrived in Imperial VAL
ley in 1902 and began farming 100
acres of land in the vicinity of
Blue Lake. He later moved to the
Alamorio district. He is survived
by his wife, two daughters and a
son,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
Three jailed for
MOIesting Girl

Three men are in the county Jail
FOR allegedly attempting to drag
a 16-year- girl up hotel stair
way to a room occupied by the
three men.
Parents of the girl Friday signed
& complaint charging Bill Nation,
25. Jack WorrelI, %, and c. j..
Moore, 25, with contributing to
the delinquency of a minor. The
incident occurred in an Ell Centre
hotel at Ais o'clock Friday morn
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
Panay's Skipper
Makes His Report

Continued from Page ID
1t revealed that the attack was
made at midday; that visibility
was excellent; that the Panay was
practically covered by huge Ameri-
can flags; that the ship was paint
ed with distinctive markings; that
in spite of all these marks of iden-
tification. the Panay was the prin-
cipay object of the japanese aerial
attack.
ONLY after it was apparent that
the gtnboat must sink, Hughes re-
port stated, did the ATTACKING
planes turn TO the three Standard
Oil steamers the Panay was con-
vovine, and destroy them.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
imperial Valley Press

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afternoon issue now succeeded ns
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street, Ei Centro. Calf.
Entered at Ell Centre, Californih
post office as second class matter
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Johnston, e-president and gen
eral manager; r.. A.. FitzhuSb.
secretary and managing editor:
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
Light Contest
Winners Given
Continued from Page l,

from the M. o. King company.
Second place: Mrs. w. B. Hanna,
$50 So. Sixth street, wall lamp
from the Nevada California Elec-
tric Corp
Third place: Al Olson, 843 Wood
ward, 81 check from Arden Farms,
Because of the many types OF
decorations and the large amount
of ingenuity used by Ell Centrans
in working out decorative schemes,
the judges experienced consider
able difficulty in selecting winners.
Next time there should be about
q hundred prizes" the spokesman
said. Countless deserving entries
had to go unrewarded."
Judges were selected from the
Identification Committee of the
chamber of commerce, now engag-
ed in a city-wide Identification
program.
The Post-Press is endeavoring to
compile as complete a list as pos
sible of all lighting entries in the
city, for publication.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24

behind him so It would not be
noticed that they were together.
When arrested Charleton had a
half empty flask of wine in his
jumper pocket the sheriff said.
His possessions at the time of arrest
consisted of a deck of playing cards
and paint brush. He gave his
profession as oil worker and said he
was a World war veteran. He gave
his home address as Honey Grove,
Tex. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
First Lady Absent on
RooseveIf Christmas

widely scattered on Christmas day
a special telephone line may be
engaged to convey greetings between
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Boettiger
in Seattle, the president here. and
another son, Elliott. and his wife
Ruth, at Fort Worth, Tex.
Tomorrow night, in the tradi-
tional Roosevelt manner the family
viii gather about the president as
he reads Dickens immortal Christ
mas Carol"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
Transient Buns
Police Chief for
Quarter = Jailed

Because Herb Sutherland, "a,
transient, asked the wrong man
for IS cents, he began serving 10
days in the FL Centro jail Friday.
Police Judge Lee Nuffer pro-
nounced sentence.
"Of all the luck" grumbled Suth-
erland as he was led away. Here
I have to pick the chief of police
as the first guy I hit for quarter"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24

Auto Rifled Lester Beel, 226
North Fifth street. told police
Thursday night that life nsur-
ance book, a Salinas National Bank
check book and a pair Of black
kid dress gloves were stolen from
his automobile while it was parked
in front of his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-24
WEATHER

tData complied by observers TOT
the official United states weather
bureau station at El Centro.D
Maximum Thursday .....-.-...-....-.- OF
Minimum Friday .,......................... SO
Reading at Noon Friday
temperature ...............-...-----..-..---.. 90
Humidity ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 45
Reading at 5a.m. Friday
Temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Humidity ..-.---.--....-.....- oO
Reading at pm. Thursday
Temperature .-..------..-.-.--..--.-..--....-. 64
Humidity .........-..-...--.....-. ol
Southern California - Fair to-
night: cool east PORTION; frost in
interior: Saturday unsettled with
rain in northwest portion; light
northwest wind off coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-22
CARROT PRICES

TWenty-three cars of carrots
went out of Imperial Valley Friday.
Market was slightly weaker as de-
mand slowed down. Prices ranged
from S1.35 to Las.